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j_baker on June 24, 2009 | parent | context | favorite | on: Oracle kills Virtual Iron. Is MySQL next?

I still don't see why Oracle would kill off MySQL. I mean, they kept Berkley DB around. Could it be that just because two pieces of software are both databases doesn't mean that they do the same thing?

zandorg on June 24, 2009 [–]

I tried to buy Berkeley DB last year and never got a reply. I think Sleepycat has gone on a long snooze.

bensummers on June 24, 2009 | [–]

I managed to get a reply about two years ago. They want lots and lots of money, so the lack of reply probably saved you some time.

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