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MySQL AB

It’s been in the news for a few days: two of the MySQL execs, Martin Mickos and Monty Widenus, are leaving Sun Microsystems, Sun having bought and absorbed MySQL AB.

It’s a well-known joke that being bought-out by Sun is the kiss of death. So what happens to MySQL now, and what happens in the open-source database space?

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• Mysql.com: http://www.mysql.com/
• Zetetic: http://www.zetetic.net/blog/2009/02/10/the-state-of-mysql-the-elephant-in-the-room