If you care about supporting open source software, and still use MySQL in 2026, you should switch to MariaDB like so many others have already done.\n
  • non_burglar@lemmy.worldEnglish
    29·
    9 hours ago

    When 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
    • AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.worldEnglish
      13·
      6 hours ago

      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.