After MySQL community summits, an open letter urges Oracle to discuss the database's future. Do Oracle's recent announcements ...

An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and ...

Faithful pen open letter proposing independent foundation with or without Big Red's participation A group of influential ...

Commit drought and governance gripes push Big Red to reset Oracle has promised a "decisive new approach" to MySQL, the popular open source database it owns, following growing criticism of its approach ...

Since Oracle launched its MySQL HeatWave service in December 2020, it has continuously driven differentiation in the database-as-a-service market. While competing against some of the biggest names in ...

With its January 2010 acquisition of Sun Microsystems, Oracle gained the MySQL open source database management software (DBMS) platform for enterprise IT environments. MySQL, which uses SQL ...

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It's time to stop sniping at Oracle's handling of MySQL. Far from declining over the past few years, the open-source database has actually improved under Oracle's stewardship, according to Percona CEO ...

Monty Widenius, one of the original cofounders of MySQL, issued a statement Monday articulating his latest views about Oracle's acquisition of Sun. He shares the European Commission's concern that the ...