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Date:      Tue, 15 May 2007 10:32:09 +0930
From:      Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Vasil Dimov <vd@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/games/fortune/datfiles fortunes
Message-ID:  <20070515010209.GA41164@wantadilla.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <20070513070723.GA59799@polejan.hw.v5d.org>
References:  <200602160930.k1G9UE8K005492@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070513070723.GA59799@polejan.hw.v5d.org>

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On Sunday, 13 May 2007 at 10:07:23 +0300, Vasil Dimov wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 16, 2006 at 09:30:13 +0000, Greg Lehey wrote:
>> grog        2006-02-16 09:30:13 UTC
>>
>>   FreeBSD src repository
>>
>>   Modified files:
>>     games/fortune/datfiles fortunes
>>   Log:
>>   Wisdom about the Open Source ecosystem.
>>
>>   Submitted by: M?rten Mickos
>>
>>   Revision  Changes    Path
>>   1.208     +5 -0      src/games/fortune/datfiles/fortunes
>
> +Attempting to stop MySQL by buying companies around it is like trying
> +to kill a dolphin by drinking the ocean.
> +
> +                -- M=E5rten Mickos
>
> Well... I think that this is no longer actual and a bit misleading.
> Oracle is actively hiring developers to do InnoDB development, which all
> you know is part of MySQL. I wouldn't call this "attempting to stop".

I think you're missing the point.  As others have said, it's a
quotation, not a statement of truth.  In this case, it doesn't even
directly refer to Oracle or Innobase.

On a more philosophical note, is the fact that Oracle is hiring new
InnoDB developers maybe a confirmation of M=E5rten's observation?

> Vasil Dimov
> moc.elcaro@vomid.lisav        Software Developer @ Oracle/Innobase Oy

Ah!

Greg
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