Open source is often incorrectly interpreted to mean "without cost." It is indeed true that GPL software can be used without payment of fees, provided that one adheres to certain conditions. However, ...

Then open-source database company takes a step to mend a rift in the open-source world by updating a licensing provision that had broken a close tie between the MySQL database and another software ...

I do web development using PHP. I've always used MySQL, more or less by default, since PHP and MySQL go together like peanut butter and jelly, right? And then one of my co-workers started taking an ...

Business Review Online covers plans by MySQL AB to delay the move to the GPLv3 license. "Here s an announcement that almost got drowned out by festive cheer: MySQL has changed the license it uses for ...

AI success depends on whether enterprise data is ready, reachable, and close enough to the workloads that need it. In this eSpeaks episode, Dell Technologies’ Vrashank Jain explains why fragmented ...

With a pending fee increase and the elimination of lower-tier license plans, customers could see annual costs increase more than four-fold MySQL users who were once nervous that Oracle would let the ...

MySQL is a superstar among open-source databases. There are more than ten million MySQL installations worldwide, and it is used by top sites like Google, Yahoo, Slashdot and Travelocity. It is ...

The rift divided MySQL and PHP, software that lets computers construct customized Web pages on the fly. The two packages are found side by side so often--along with the Linux operating system and the ...