Otto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agoStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comexternal-linkmessage-square93fedilinkarrow-up1289arrow-down110
arrow-up1279arrow-down1external-linkStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comOtto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 hours agomessage-square93fedilink
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42·19 hours agoWhen they bought Sun, they: killed Solaris, effectively tried to kill zfs too nearly killed mysql with licensing audits became borderline evil with licensing practices acted like complete assholes in court, holding up cases for years
minus-squaredukatos@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·5 hours agoYou forgot what they did to Java, plus they sued Google for using Java API.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up21·16 hours agoSun was such a useful contributor to the ecosystem and they fucking trashed absolutely everything. It’s a miracle that so much stuff could be saved.
When they bought Sun, they:
You forgot what they did to Java, plus they sued Google for using Java API.
Sun was such a useful contributor to the ecosystem and they fucking trashed absolutely everything. It’s a miracle that so much stuff could be saved.
Oracle triggered a fork bomb.