Oracle buys Sun

[Simon Griffiths]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-freebsd-chat at freebsd.org 
> [mailto:owner-freebsd-chat at freebsd.org]
> On Behalf Of Daniel Eischen
> Sent: 22 April 2009 16:32
> To: Dag-Erling Smørgrav
> Cc: Greg 'groggy' Lehey; Jayton Garnett; freebsd-chat at freebsd.org
> Subject: Re: Oracle buys Sun
> 
> On Wed, 22 Apr 2009, Dag-Erling Smørgrav wrote:
> 
> Positive press?
> 
> As a way to entice HW purchases (Solaris/Linux preloaded with and 
> tuned for Mysql)?
> 
> For Mysql support contracts and classes?
> 
> An entry way into the more profitable Oracle systems (why do dealers 
> give away free drugs to school kids)?

Agreed, this is becoming SOP in the field, take the Express editions or Oracle and M$ SQL Server.  Maybe MySQL would replace this offering?  

Imagine the amount of *large* sites that currently use MySQL that could be linked/badged with an Oracle product.

Simon