Hi, I received this email from monty at helpmysql.org Hi! I am contacting you because you have in the past shown interest in MySQL and from that I assume you are interested in the future well-being of MySQL. Now you have a unique opportunity to make a difference. By signing the petition at http://www.helpmysql.org you can help affect the future of MySQL as an Open Source database. You can find more information of this on my latest blog post at: http://monty-says.blogspot.com/2009/12/help-keep-internet-free.html Help us spread the world about this petition! http://www.helpmysql.org is available in 18 languages and every vote is important, independent of from where in the world it comes! If you know people that are using MySQL, please contact them and ensure they also sign the petition! Regards, Monty Creator of MySQL PS: If you already have signed the petition or know about it, sorry for reminding you about this! Because of the importance of this issue, I am trying to contact every person that I have ever communicated with regarding MySQL. do you know anything about this and for mysql ?
If Oracle acquired MySQL on that basis, it would have as much control over MySQL as money can possibly buy over an open source project. In fact, for most open source projects (such as Linux or Apache) there isn't any comparable way for a competitor to buy even one tenth as much influence thts gud