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One smart thing Oracle could do is make their database talk the MySQL protocol and SQL dialect. They already support pretty much all of MySQL's features, so off
by andr 17y ago
One smart thing Oracle could do is make their database talk the MySQL protocol and SQL dialect. They already support pretty much all of MySQL's features, so offering an instant upgrade path might get them a lot of business. A cheaper Web edition of their database will help, too.
- stcredzero 17y agoThis will act to enforce a "ceiling" on MySQL capabilities. Oracle will need to withhold some features to be able to market Oracle DB as an "upgrade." I'm not sure if that will be good or bad. Probably both.
- bayareaguy 17y agoFurthermore this is something that is relatively easy to do just by making an "Oracle" storage engine for MySQL, much the way the DB/2 guys did: http://blogs.sun.com/JenniferGlore/entry/beta_version_of_mysql_db2 http://blogs.sun.com/JenniferGlore/entry/beta_version_of_mys...