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MySQL official emphasizes GPL, improvements

15.04.2010
MySQL, the open source database now property of Oracle, has stayed the same in such aspects as its availability under the GPL, but some traits will change under its new management. For example, Oracle will be more tight-lipped about product plans, a MySQL official said Thursday.

Devotees of the database also can expect continued improvements in areas such as performance and a stronger emphasis on Windows, said Kaj Arno, vice president of the MySQL community for the still-functioning Sun Microsystems branch in Munich. ( has not been completed yet in Germany.)

By acquiring Sun, Oracle took charge of the MySQL database . Arno's presentation, at the O'Reilly MySQL Conference & Expo in Santa Clara, Calif., intended to focus on the state of the MySQL community but diverged into other topics, including the direction of the product.

"There is still a huge base of MySQL users out there. They have economic interests that are independent of whoever owns MySQL," Arno said.

"MySQL is still licensed under the GPL," Arno stressed.