Otto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comexternal-linkmessage-square102fedilinkarrow-up1335arrow-down110cross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
arrow-up1325arrow-down1external-linkStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comOtto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square102fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@lemmy.world
minus-squarenon_burglar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46·2 days 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-up10·1 day agoYou forgot what they did to Java, plus they sued Google for using Java API.
minus-squareAnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·2 days 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.