ZDNet

MySQL backtracks on closed-source plan

Sun has backtracked on previous plans to release important backup features for its MySQL database under a proprietary licence, following widespread criticism from the open-source community. "MySQL ...
ZDNet

MySQL 4.1 uses Microsoft code

MySQL developers have used Microsoft source code in version 4.1 of the open-source database, which is due for final release in two weeks. Microsoft made the code for its Windows Installer XML (WiX) ...
CNET

EU's MySQL inquiry may backfire for open source

The European Commission is trying to protect competition by blocking Oracle's purchase of MySQL, but the consequence may be to dampen investment in open-source communities. Matt Asay is a veteran ...
scmp.com

Tech war: Chinese database software vendor shrugs off sanctions risk on using open-source code from Oracle’s MySQL system

A Chinese software vendor has brushed aside speculation that its enterprise product, which uses code from Oracle Corp’s MySQL open-source relational database management system, faces the risk of ...
Computerworld

YouTube scales MySQL with Go code

YouTube engineers are developing a set of software, called Vitess, that will help open-source MySQL databases work more efficiently in very large-scale production environments. To write the code, they ...