Comments on: Oracle to buy Sun http://blog.engage-encore.com/index.php/2009/04/20/oracle-buy-sun/ Making Software Applications Wed, 17 Nov 2010 20:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Neil Mather http://blog.engage-encore.com/index.php/2009/04/20/oracle-buy-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-151 Neil Mather Thu, 14 May 2009 18:44:08 +0000 http://blog.engage-encore.com/?p=296#comment-151 http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/open-database-alliance-hedges-against-oracle-plans-for-mysql.ars Whatever Oracle does to MySQL, it'll live on anyway... http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/05/open-database-alliance-hedges-against-oracle-plans-for-mysql.ars

Whatever Oracle does to MySQL, it’ll live on anyway…

]]> By: Neil Mather http://blog.engage-encore.com/index.php/2009/04/20/oracle-buy-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-139 Neil Mather Fri, 01 May 2009 21:38:37 +0000 http://blog.engage-encore.com/?p=296#comment-139 Good article about impact on open-source offerings: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/oracle-acquires-sun-ars-explores-the-impact-on-open-source.ars Of interest: "The value of Java to Oracle is almost entirely confined to the server market, so it seems extremely unlikely that Oracle will want to follow through with Sun's efforts to restore Java's relevance in the browser with projects like JavaFX which is aimed squarely at competing with Adobe's deeply entrenched Flash framework." Good article about impact on open-source offerings: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/04/oracle-acquires-sun-ars-explores-the-impact-on-open-source.ars

Of interest: “The value of Java to Oracle is almost entirely confined to the server market, so it seems extremely unlikely that Oracle will want to follow through with Sun’s efforts to restore Java’s relevance in the browser with projects like JavaFX which is aimed squarely at competing with Adobe’s deeply entrenched Flash framework.”

]]> By: Jeremy Rottman http://blog.engage-encore.com/index.php/2009/04/20/oracle-buy-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-134 Jeremy Rottman Mon, 20 Apr 2009 18:42:24 +0000 http://blog.engage-encore.com/?p=296#comment-134 Makes you wonder if they are going to kill off mysql or parts of it for a more community flavoured version of Oracle or if they are just going to keep their entire product line. Either way, seems like a good time to make the switch to postgres. Makes you wonder if they are going to kill off mysql or parts of it for a more community flavoured version of Oracle or if they are just going to keep their entire product line. Either way, seems like a good time to make the switch to postgres.

]]> By: Jethro Grassie http://blog.engage-encore.com/index.php/2009/04/20/oracle-buy-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Jethro Grassie Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:24:08 +0000 http://blog.engage-encore.com/?p=296#comment-133 Also well worth reading: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/20/oracle_eats_sun/ Also well worth reading:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/20/oracle_eats_sun/

]]> By: Jethro Grassie http://blog.engage-encore.com/index.php/2009/04/20/oracle-buy-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-132 Jethro Grassie Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:13:15 +0000 http://blog.engage-encore.com/?p=296#comment-132 Ha, indeed! Thanks for pointing out :) To quick on my typing! Ha, indeed!
Thanks for pointing out :)
To quick on my typing!

]]> By: Michael Ramirez http://blog.engage-encore.com/index.php/2009/04/20/oracle-buy-sun/comment-page-1/#comment-131 Michael Ramirez Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:55:50 +0000 http://blog.engage-encore.com/?p=296#comment-131 Don't you mean Oracle to buy Sun :) Don’t you mean Oracle to buy Sun :)

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