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Oracle is as committed as ever to to Linux and other open platforms How committed is that? Is this the end of free Java, MySQL, etc.?
by dhimes 18y ago
Oracle is as committed as ever to to Linux and other open platforms
How committed is that? Is this the end of free Java, MySQL, etc.?
- mseebach 18y agoAs committed as ever: Oracle will still run on a small selection of RHEL releases. /sarcasm
- j_baker 18y agoThis is interesting because I looked on Oracle's website for the deal expecting to at least see a percursory promise to keep things open but didn't find it. Who knows?
- nailer 18y agoClick 'Oracle Buys Sun' and scroll down. http://www.oracle.com/sun/sun-faq.pdf http://www.oracle.com/sun/sun-faq.pdf "Will the ownership of Solaris change Oracle’s position on Linux? No. This transaction enhances our commitment to open standards and choice. Oracle is as committed as ever to Linux and other platforms and will continue to support and enhance our strong industry partnerships."
- mseebach 18y agoIn the conference call they talked about operating Sun at a significantly higher margin, and talked only about Java/Solaris/Sparc/Storage + Oracle synergy. The sum of references to open source was, "oh yeah, and Oracle still runs on Linux". I'm a bit of a pessimist, but I'd expect to see serious downscaling of FOSS at Sun.
- blasdel 18y agohttp://oss.oracle.com/projects/ http://oss.oracle.com/projects/ Their sponsorship of BTRFS is a pretty big deal -- especially that it's truly open source (development model and all), unlike Sun's simulacra.