Breaking news: MySQL to offer support for Oracle databases???

hi there,

when oracle offered support on RHEL, it meant that it would support its customers(those using the DB) who deploy the DB on RHEL.

If MYSQL were to offer to do that, then that would be stupid. Why would I want to buy support from MySql ? Does it have any source code to Oracle ? Can it fix a bug ? Why the hell would I buy support from a third party who is in no way related to Oracle ?

Thank you,

BR,
~A

Matt's kidding, of course. Note the "/tongue out of cheek" at the end. ;)

Matt's kidding, of course. Note the "/tongue out of cheek" at the end. ;)

I think this was intended as a joke.

--Zack

On the other hand this joke is not that far from truth. I heard that Queplix is going to start shipping their open source CRM pre-packaged with MySQL; queplix open source converts Oracle's CRM legacy systems to their platform (i.e. Siebel, Peoplesoft and Vantive). So MySQL may get some handle over things at least in the business apps area, indirectly affecting Oracle's market share after all. If this tandem of Queplix/MySQL is successful - Oracle will lose a lot of grounds in the business applications space and ultimately this will lead fast to losing database market share as well.