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From Neverness - Ian Gilfillan's Blog]
MySQL is certainly not rolling over and waiting for Oracle to buy them, or squash them. With the purchase of Netfrastructure, they're finally making a commitment to build a high-quality engine themselves, one that is not vulnerable to outside shenanigans.
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