Oracle-Sun: What happens to MySQL?

I think this could be helpful

http://www.europolitics.info/business-competitiveness/commission-clears-oracle-s-sun-microsystems-acquisition-art260745-9.html

Real doubts about Oracle's strategy towards MySQL

My opinion is that Oracle, like all big players in an industry thinks of nothing more than its cash cow. Where would an open source product fit in there?

hopefully...

hopefully, because mySQL and Oracle generally appeal to very different markets, Oracle won't get the sense that it's competing with itself. MySQL is ubiquitous to web developers, but it's certainly not the household name that Oracle is, and I don't think too many of the corporate entities that rely on Oracle are just dying to switch to mySQL.

If not, let's hope for a good project fork.

The best scenario would be

The best scenario would be that Oracle rationalizes the two product lines, making it clear where MySQL is best suited and when Oracle Database 11g is the better choice.
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although Oracle is doing

although Oracle is doing better than MySQL in many ways, i do believe that they are very rigid when it comes to accessing information and they do have bugs. If given a choice i would pick MySQL.

What now...

Looking at how Oracle does its business, seeing how hard is to get access to proper information and how unfriendly their DB management system is I am very concerned about the future of MySQL. I have used MySQL extensively for years and it always proved to be a very efficient system. And please, lets not talk about bugs. Or, does anyone here believe that Oracle's DBs are free of bugs???

I have always been amazed that such a great tool could be free. It is one of the great tools that were created by the open source community and it is very sad to see it fall under Oracle's control.

Hopefully someone will create a fork out of MySQL and give it the continuation it deserves.

can Oracle maintain an opensource community?

I think, Mysql will have a tough time. Sun do know how to maintain an opensource project, and how market an enterprise MySQL. But with MySQL direct in competition, the enterprise MySQL will lose. and if Enterprise lose, there will be a direct impact on open source product.
http://www.thakursahib.com/2009/04/oracle-buys-sun-mysql-underground/

Oracle-Sun: What happens to MySQL will not happen to j2me?

In the last few years, I saw a lot of bad news happen with Database+BI+Java products.

First, IBM bought Cognos ==> Cognos BI product becomes no future.

Then Oracle bought BEA Weblogic. Oracle decided not to public BEA Java VM JRockit for free ==> Java VM JRockit becomes no future.

Now Oracle bought Sun ==> MySQL becomes no future. How about Sun's J2ME product? Will Oracle continue support this product or J2ME will become no future like MySQL? Will J2ME developers need to consider switch to Google's Android like MySQL developers need to consider switch to Postgresql?

We must not forget

The main goal of MySQL was and still is to provide end users with an escape path from expensive DBMS licenses and maintenance fees. Don't get me wrong, Oracle DBMS is state of the art technology but once they get their hand on your oxygen mask you must breathe only when they tell you to. It's an interesting dilemma for Oracle since they can't afford to kill MySQL and they can't afford to let it live.
Most likely MySQL will be forked and (most of the) people will chose to avoid Oracle if they can.