[wp-hackers] SolarisPress?

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On 4/22/08, Mahmoud H. Al-Qudsi <computerguru at neosmart.net> wrote:
> Hey Roy....
>
>
> I'm all for adding PostgreSQL compatibility to WP - always have been. But I
> think this would fall under the category of doing the right thing for all
> the wrong reasons.....
>
> I don't think Sun wants to piss off any of MySQL's current users, and even
> if they do, they can't for various legal and financial reasons (GPL - as
> much as I have issues with it - guarantees MySQL will be totally free
> forever && they'd murder MySQL's success and financial outlook if they tried
> anything of the sort via a loophole or something). Unless there is something
> I'm missing here?

*ahem*
http://blogs.zdnet.com/open-source/?p=2302

http://www.techspot.com/news/29763-Sun-to-make-parts-of-MySQL-closed-source.html

Nothing good that Sun can't take a run at screwing up royally, unfortunately.

-- 
-Doug

http://literalbarrage.org/blog/