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minus-squareN0x0n@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoHummm… Can someone tell me if this is good news or bad news? Generally a buy-out is mostly bad news, but I can’t tell here in this specific case.
minus-squareSemi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoMariaDB.com is separate from MariaDB.org that does the development, so it shouldn’t be too bad. Then again, the folks working at MariaDB.com might have a different opinion.
minus-squareN0x0n@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoOkay thank you :). We will see after a few years I guess? It doesn’t look like an “emergency alarm” to switch over to another database.
Hummm… Can someone tell me if this is good news or bad news?
Generally a buy-out is mostly bad news, but I can’t tell here in this specific case.
Depends. Is K1 a vulture?
MariaDB.com is separate from MariaDB.org that does the development, so it shouldn’t be too bad.
Then again, the folks working at MariaDB.com might have a different opinion.
Okay thank you :). We will see after a few years I guess?
It doesn’t look like an “emergency alarm” to switch over to another database.