From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Fri Oct 7 13:42:20 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j97IgJvn004085 for ; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 13:42:20 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j97IfrvX003991 for ; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 13:41:59 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 163341F854A; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 13:40:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 21107-05; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 13:40:31 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 8840F1F853F; Fri, 7 Oct 2005 13:40:31 -0500 (EST) From: ryan_gaffuri@comcast.net To: kmoore@zephyrus.com, DGoulet@vicr.com Cc: "Keith Moore" , "Oracle-L" Subject: RE: oracle acquires Innobase Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 18:38:36 +0000 Message-Id: <100720051838.27590.4346C0AC0001FD6F00006BC62200750438079D9A00000E09A1020E979D@comcast.net> X-Authenticated-Sender: cnlhbl9nYWZmdXJpQGNvbWNhc3QubmV0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_27590_1128710316_0" X-archive-position: 26575 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: ryan_gaffuri@comcast.net Precedence: normal Reply-To: ryan_gaffuri@comcast.net X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-2.2 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,HTML_MESSAGE, MIME_BOUND_NEXTPART,MIME_HTML_NO_CHARSET,NO_REAL_NAME autolearn=no version=2.63 --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_27590_1128710316_0 Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Oracle is really good at taking over companies and shutting down their product line. If you go to the oracle certification site they are discontinueing peoplesoft certification which is probably the first step to sending it out to pasture. -------------- Original message -------------- > Here's the quote from the press release: > > "InnoDB is not a standalone database product: it is distributed as a part > of the MySQL database. InnoDB's contractual relationship with MySQL comes > up for renewal next year. Oracle fully expects to negotiate an extension > of that relationship." > > We shall see whether that last sentence is true or not. > > Keith > > > I believe it is. Talk about a way to take the wind out of someone's > > sails!! > > > > _____ > > > > From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org > > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Richard Ji > > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 2:07 PM > > To: Oracle-L > > Subject: oracle acquires Innobase > > > > > > Isn't this the InnoBase that provides InnoDB engine to MySQL? > > Thoughts? > > > > > > > > Market Pulse: Oracle acquires Innobase OY; terms undisclosed > > Friday October 7, 1:49 pm ET > > By Katherine Hunt > > > > SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oracle Corp. said Friday that it has > > acquired Finland-based Innobase OY, an open source software company. > > Terms of the transaction weren't disclosed, Redwood City, Calif.-based > > Oracle said. > > > > > > > -- > http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l --NextPart_Webmail_9m3u9jl4l_27590_1128710316_0 Content-Type: text/html Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit

Oracle is really good at taking over companies and shutting down their product line. If you go to the oracle certification site they are discontinueing peoplesoft certification which is probably the first step to sending it out to pasture.

-------------- Original message --------------

> Here's the quote from the press release:
>
> "InnoDB is not a standalone database product: it is distributed as a part
> of the MySQL database. InnoDB's contractual relationship with MySQL comes
> up for renewal next year. Oracle fully expects to negotiate an extension
> of that relationship."
>
> We shall see whether that last sentence is true or not.
>
> Keith
>
> > I believe it is. Talk about a way to take the wind out of someone's
> > sails!!
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org
> > [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org] On Behalf Of Richard Ji
> > Sent: Friday, October 07, 2005 2:07 PM
> > To: Oracle-L
> > Subject: oracle acquires Innobase
> >
> >
> > Isn't this the InnoBase that provides I nnoDB engine to MySQL?
> > Thoughts?
> >
> >
> >
> > Market Pulse: Oracle acquires Innobase OY; terms undisclosed
> > Friday October 7, 1:49 pm ET
> > By Katherine Hunt
> >
> > SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Oracle Corp. said Friday that it has
> > acquired Finland-based Innobase OY, an open source software company.
> > Terms of the transaction weren't disclosed, Redwood City, Calif.-based
> > Oracle said.
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l

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