InfoWorld: Linux users worry that Sun's purchase of MySQL will mean a de-emphasis of Linux and the LAMP stack in favor of Sun's Solaris ecosystem

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Reg Developer: "It's emerged Sun may release extra data back-up features in the Enterprise Edition of the next version of MySQL, due in Q4, to paying enterprise subscribers only."

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ComputerWorld: Sun will use the MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, Calif., to release MySQL 5.1, an upgrade that includes several new features designed to make the database more suitable for mission-critical applications at large enterprises.

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Check out Planet MySQL for the latest perspectives and opinions regarding Sun acquiring MySQL.

"Few were surprised when Sun Microsystems finally opted to publish the code to its widely used programming language, Java. Sun executives had dropped hints for months that they would make Java freely open to developers, who in turn would be able to tailor and improve the code, used for creating Web-based programs for use on all manner of computer hardware.

What caught some off guard, however, was how Sun (SUNW) would do it. Specifically, Java will be freely available under what's called the general public license (GPL), which also governs the distribution of the Linux open-source operating system."

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