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]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/11/10/europeans-obstruct-oraclesun-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-63465 Berin Szoka Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:20:46 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23273#comment-63465 <p>Antitrust law should about protecting competition (as a means of enhancing consumer welfare) NOT competitors. But, sadly, I fear you may be correct in your supposition about the EC's motives.</p> Antitrust law should about protecting competition (as a means of enhancing consumer welfare) NOT competitors. But, sadly, I fear you may be correct in your supposition about the EC's motives.

]]> http://techliberation.com/2009/11/10/europeans-obstruct-oraclesun-deal/comment-page-1/#comment-63431 mlinksva Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:26:46 +0000 http://techliberation.com/?p=23273#comment-63431 <p>MySQL <em>has</em> been forked, and not just by anybody -- the two most prominent forks, MariaDB and Drizzle, are from MySQL's founder and one of the preeminent developers, respectively. See <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/329626/" rel="nofollow">http://lwn.net/Articles/329626/</a><br><br>Presumably the EU's objection is based on protecting SAP, IBM and other direct competitors to Oracle, not the interests of businesses using MySQL and derivatives. Just a guess.</p> MySQL has been forked, and not just by anybody — the two most prominent forks, MariaDB and Drizzle, are from MySQL's founder and one of the preeminent developers, respectively. See http://lwn.net/Articles/329626/

Presumably the EU's objection is based on protecting SAP, IBM and other direct competitors to Oracle, not the interests of businesses using MySQL and derivatives. Just a guess.

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