Distro: Slackware (not sure of version)Linux: 2.4.16couldn't find MySQL installation files, so I don't know what version it is. I did notice that it was in the startup sequence (/usr/local/var ...

To properly evaluate the strengths of PostgreSQL and MySQL, the two leading open-source databases, one must look at the history and pedigree of each, and their feature functionality and ...

MySQL expands open-source database The company releases a developer version of MySQL 5.0, which can create and run stored procedures, a feature common to commercial databases.

SAN FRANCISCO--Oracle tried to acquire open-source database maker MySQL, an indication of the profound changes the software giant is willing to make as it adapts to the increasingly significant ...

The same week Oracle announced plans to acquire Sun Microsystems for $7.4 billion, MySQL, one of Sun's own recent acquisitions, unveiled the next version of its popular open source database.

MySQL may compete for database business with IBM, but that didn't stop the two vendors from agreeing to let MySQL's namesake open-source software run on IBM's System i servers and use DB2 as a ...

As the CEO of MySQL, the company behind the open-source database, MySQL, Marten Mickos is leading the company’s move into the enterprise market against players such as Sybase, Oracle, IBM, and ...

Interview: MySQL CEO Marten Mickos responds to Slashdot critics, expounds on the open-source database market and offers an outlook on 2004.

Linux is still the most famous open-source app, but database software using the same model is getting some play. MySQL is giving established software firms a run for their money. By Joanna Glasner.

MariaDB Corporation CEO Patrik Sallner says that in addition to providing access to advanced technologies without requiring IT organizations to rewrite their MySQL applications, this latest release ...