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March 02, 2007 | Comments: (0)

MySQL community innovation

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Savio just posted on MySQL's Quality Contribution Program. This is the first I've heard of it, and what a great idea.

I'm on a plane right now, and so can't follow the link, but apparently the program rewards community members who contribute code, bug reports, etc. with credits that can translate into a one-year subscription to MySQL Enterprise.

I agree with Savio that this "rocks! It’s a great way to build and maintain community."

(The one thing I'd disagree with is Savio's contention that JBoss' community was stacked with JBoss developers. Savio has a vested interest in trying to undermine JBoss, but I think he knows that one of the primary reasons JBoss' community would come to have jboss.org email addresses is that JBoss tended to buy or hire projects or active developers in its community. It's the ultimate compliment - "you're hired!")

At any rate, the larger issue is what a great idea this is for MySQL. Good work, MySQL team. This is precisely the sort of business model innovation that I love to see happen in open source.

Posted by Matt Asay on March 2, 2007 06:43 AM

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