I blogged before about the different versions of the MySQL database, which is the most commonly deployed database on the Internet, the one favored by most free and open source software, and the one that WordPress uses.
Monty Widenius, the erstwhile head developer for MySQL, sold his company to venture capitalists, and later the company was [...]
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Larry Ellison, head of Oracle, which recently bought Sun, said he wants to see JavaFX-based OpenOffice applications, according to DevX. OpenOffice is currently a C++-based application.
I think this announcement refutes the unfounded concerns of those who though that the buyout of Sun would mean doomsday for Java or OpenOffice. Oracle has an interest in non-Microsoft [...]
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