Eurocrats killing open source softly, says Ellison
Summary: Is the EC's refusal to rubber-stamp the Oracle-Sun deal, pending more investigation, really going to hurt open source? Do the Eurocrats understand what open source is, and what it takes to make it go? Or, by pointing out the possible damage it's doing to open source, has Oracle found the key to making the EC move?
American billionaires, and even America's government, seem powerless against the big bad bullies of the EC.
So Oracle CEO Larry Ellison is trying another tack. Approve my deal or open source gets it.
Ellison carefully noted that Sun, not Oracle, is losing $100 million each month the deal is not done, and that its cash bleed is accelerating. No, he won't unload mySQL, he added, and mommas don't let your babies grow up to be IT'ers.
It's a subtle game. The EC is not good at subtle. It can take the Eurocrats a long time to decide what to do, and technology does not work that way.
Ellison's words were a reminder.
So is the EC's refusal to rubber-stamp the Oracle-Sun deal, pending more investigation, really going to hurt open source? Do the Eurocrats understand what open source is, and what it takes to make it go? Or, by pointing out the possible damage it's doing to open source, has Oracle found the key to making the EC move?
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Not so great...
Carl Rapson
Not so fast Mr Rapson
sided blade. if the deal don't work in EU and
sun die ...
open-source will feel it but someone else will
catch the ball .... IBM learn the deadly lesson
last time they would jump on the deal this
time.
other will see the power of SUN and could jump
on it ... Adobe could buy to offer a nice all
in one can ...
So i dont see this as unintended consequences
but more as EU make a choice and are consistent
with it . if we see a deal or some thing that
we find not right will impose our will on it
on our territories.
there territories, there laws, there choice,
RE: Eurocrats killing open source softly, says Ellison
RE: Eurocrats killing open source softly, says Ellison
It s blade with two side , becareful not to cut your hand
source get it you will also get it .
IN the first place why did you buy Sun ....
Personally and i could be wrong
1 hardware With Sun you have a truck load of hardware
and and interesting toys . With that hardware you can
offer a nice all in one deal .software/ hardware
/support in one nice package .... you control from
one end to the other .
2 free development with Sun you have Open solaris
,Sun os (witch are nearly the same except a few twick
here and there) By supporting Open source version of
Sun brand you have legion of supporter who knows the
power of unix .. ... That is a ace in the sleeve .
3 With Sun you become totally independent of
everything , you have hardware software your super
database and you have a nice pet project Mysql....
The only thing that you need is a powerful office
suite you have star-office ,open office, you just have
too go and get a few more toy like email (zimbra hint
hint ) You wanna pimp star-office get Corel .....(
word perfect, paint,and all the rest )
4 you are the potential next Big player compare to MS
and Mac if you play your thing you could get
everybody by surprise ....
in the end if open-source get it as you say you may
be the one in the end that get it.
Oracle have money truck load of money if you start a
few pet project under the right licencing (im not
saying gpl) create one that will protect you stuff and
in return give some off it ... you came become the
leader that open-source need. Its a win-win deal.
I dont think that this threat is a great one you have
more to loose that to gain.
Like hemorrhaging $100 million a month. 10 mths = $1 billion.
In your opinion, how many more truckloads of money should sun lose? Not even M$ could sustain that for very long.
I thine eye offends thee, pluck it out. At some point you have to cut your losses.
If the powers that be, don't have the fortitude to make competent timely decisions. Then move on. Don't let em suck you dry like the money vampire, the EC has become.
ok if they cut there looses ok then what
IBM or someone else SUN is a little gold mine
if you know what to do with it.
if ellison wanna cut its looses great for him
in tyhe end who will have lost the most ....
since
Open-solaris is gpl
mysql
open office
what next
Ellison has always planned to kill off MySQL, right?
What's worse is that the pending deal itself it hurting Sun since their customers are uncertain what Ellison plans to do with Sun's assets.
MySQL's fate is in Larry's hands now, and he's loving it. Of course, even if Ellison tries to kill off MySQL, seeing that it is open source, it will simply not die.
RE: Eurocrats killing open source softly, says Ellison