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Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL

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

Oracle promises 'decisive new approach' to MySQL - will this mean big changes?

Oracle sets out refreshed approach to MySQL ...

No end for MySQL: Features for Community Edition and more transparency

After massive staff cuts and a months-long development pause, Oracle promises a new beginning for MySQL – including ...
dbta

What is Oracle MySQL Database?

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 ...
ZDNet

Is MySQL done under Oracle or is there a fork in its future?

With Oracle acquiring Sun Microsystems, it also acquires MySQL, the poster child for open-source applications. (Not to mention Solaris, which Sun says is a larger Linux distribution than Red Hat.) ...

dbForge 2025.3: AI Assistant in SQL Complete, Expanded Connectivity, and Smarter SQL Workflows

Forge 2025.3 adds AI Assistant to SQL Complete, supports SSMS 22, Visual Studio 2026, MySQL 9.5, MariaDB 12.2, and ...
CNET

Oracle and MySQL: It's all about Microsoft

Oracle is determined to keep MySQL if it acquires Sun, but the reason likely has little to do with open source and everything to do with Microsoft. Oracle doesn't compete with open source. Not really.
Network World

UPDATE: Oracle goes after Microsoft SQL Server with MySQL

Oracle is making a fresh run at Microsoft’s SQL Server, claiming on Tuesday that its open-source MySQL database offers up to 90 percent cost savings over SQL Server along with blazing performance on ...