Sun to become the M in LAMP…
Sun have today announced that they are buying MySQL AB, the company behind MySQL for $1 billion. This is both good news for Sun and for MySQL - not to mention all those MySQL users (including myself). MySQL will become a much more commercially viable product with Sun’s backing - reaching companies that previously wouldn’t have gone near it whilst at the same time it reaffirms Sun’s position as a leading provider of web technologies.
You can read more about the acquisition of MySQL on Jonathan Schwartz’s Blog and also on MySQLs and Sun’s websites!