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Stallman, others object to Oracle's MySQL ownership

Two organisations, along with Free Software Foundation head Richard M. Stallman, have written to the European Commission, asking that Oracle not be allowed to acquire MySQL as part of its larger acquisition of Sun Microsystems. Full Article at iTWire

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  1. Oracle
  2. Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  3. European Commission

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  1. Sun is making some significant job cuts because its business is in a state of flux due to acquisition -- that impacts its ability to close deals
    SOURCE: E-Commerce Times 1 month ago
  2. It is very important that this deal be accretive to Oracle in short order ... so it is doing a tremendous amount of integration planning before the deal closes.
    SOURCE: E-Commerce Times 1 month ago
  3. The database world is largely information-driven ... so a better way of reorganizing data could reshape that market in a short period of time.
    SOURCE: E-Commerce Times 1 month ago
  4. We recognize that Oracle's acquisition of Sun may be essential for Sun's survival. However, Oracle should not be allowed to harm consumer interests in the database market by weakening the competition provided by MySQL
    – Richard Stallman SOURCE: PC World 1 month ago
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