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Date:      Tue, 15 May 2007 08:34:39 +0300
From:      Vasil Dimov <vd@FreeBSD.org>
To:        "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@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:  <20070515053439.GA23285@polejan.hw.v5d.org>
In-Reply-To: <20070515010209.GA41164@wantadilla.lemis.com>
References:  <200602160930.k1G9UE8K005492@repoman.freebsd.org> <20070513070723.GA59799@polejan.hw.v5d.org> <20070515010209.GA41164@wantadilla.lemis.com>

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On Tue, May 15, 2007 at 10:32:09 +0930, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote:
> 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?rten 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".
>=20
> I think you're missing the point.  As others have said, it's a
> quotation, not a statement of truth.

Ok. As a InnoDB developer myself I felt a little bit offended by this
quote, but I am not going to argue with you or to insist on removing it.

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

Hmmz, I cannot see how this could be.

> > Vasil Dimov
> > moc.elcaro@vomid.lisav        Software Developer @ Oracle/Innobase Oy
>=20
> Ah!

Indeed :-)

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Vasil Dimov
moc.elcaro@vomid.lisav        Software Developer @ Oracle/Innobase Oy
gro.DSBeerF@dv                Committer @ FreeBSD.org
gro.d5v@dv                    Home @ Sofia, Bulgaria

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