Comments on: EU Oracle-Sun Investigation: Hobbyists and Hecklers at Work http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/12/16/eu-oracle-sun-investigation-hobbyists-and-hecklers-at-work/ “equally critical of proprietary and open source myths, advocating software choice beyond marketing and romanticism” Wed, 23 May 2012 20:54:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Roberto Galoppini http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/12/16/eu-oracle-sun-investigation-hobbyists-and-hecklers-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-662407 Roberto Galoppini Fri, 18 Dec 2009 12:32:51 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=1774#comment-662407 Apparently Monty has been taken pretty seriously from the EU, and he is definitely one of the most important voices taking part into this antitrust investigation. So said, I believe that Monty's concerns about the viability of his business approach shouldn't be relevant in this case, though. What matters to me is code production sustainability, and nothing else. Apparently Monty has been taken pretty seriously from the EU, and he is definitely one of the most important voices taking part into this antitrust investigation. So said, I believe that Monty’s concerns about the viability of his business approach shouldn’t be relevant in this case, though. What matters to me is code production sustainability, and nothing else.

]]> By: A. Rebentisch http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/12/16/eu-oracle-sun-investigation-hobbyists-and-hecklers-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-662398 A. Rebentisch Thu, 17 Dec 2009 23:07:06 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=1774#comment-662398 So Monty sells MySQL to SUN and then wants it back for free when SUN is overtaken by Oracle. I find that a bit creative use of antitrust law for such objectives. The more critical technology of the merger is probably Java. I am sure Monty could sell certification/support instead of licenses, regardless of the software "code" license. Florian's relicensing request put the stakes a bit high. So Monty sells MySQL to SUN and then wants it back for free when SUN is overtaken by Oracle. I find that a bit creative use of antitrust law for such objectives. The more critical technology of the merger is probably Java.

I am sure Monty could sell certification/support instead of licenses, regardless of the software “code” license. Florian’s relicensing request put the stakes a bit high.

]]> By: Roberto Galoppini http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/12/16/eu-oracle-sun-investigation-hobbyists-and-hecklers-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-662385 Roberto Galoppini Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:43:10 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=1774#comment-662385 Oracle or Sun maybe or maybe not interested in takin part in the MySQL foundation, it could be named FreeSQL or something like that to avoid all IP issues in case. I believe a relative high number of vendors could have an interest to support it. OOo is different, very few players could be really interested and all in all the EU didn't mention the office suite and without any pressure I can hardly imagine any change at Sun or Oracle. Oracle or Sun maybe or maybe not interested in takin part in the MySQL foundation, it could be named FreeSQL or something like that to avoid all IP issues in case. I believe a relative high number of vendors could have an interest to support it.

OOo is different, very few players could be really interested and all in all the EU didn’t mention the office suite and without any pressure I can hardly imagine any change at Sun or Oracle.

]]> By: Stefano Maffulli http://robertogaloppini.net/2009/12/16/eu-oracle-sun-investigation-hobbyists-and-hecklers-at-work/comment-page-1/#comment-662384 Stefano Maffulli Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:35:18 +0000 http://robertogaloppini.net/?p=1774#comment-662384 Setting up a non profit foundation may be an elegant solution to the problem. I think Sun should have enough experience dealing with communities (Java Community Process, for example). I believe that the non profit foundation would help also OpenOffice.org Setting up a non profit foundation may be an elegant solution to the problem. I think Sun should have enough experience dealing with communities (Java Community Process, for example). I believe that the non profit foundation would help also OpenOffice.org

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