Finally! An open source company that "gets it" (MySQL)

October 13, 2005

You'd think that with all of its success (financial and reputation), MySQL would be resting on its laurels. Nope. You'd think that the company had already built up a significant community around its database, and could sit back and munch on the fruit of its labors. Nope.

Instead, MySQL has done what Dave and I have been arguing any successful open source company must do: employ someone whose full-time job is to foster and build community. A Chief Community Officer, as it were.

The article continues at http://weblog.infoworld.com/openresource/archives/2005/10/finally_an_open.html