Back in October we had the report that MySQL co-founder David Axmark was leaving Sun Microsystems because, according to his resignation letter, "I HATE all the rules that I need to follow, and I also ...

Oracle has instigated "widespread layoffs" across its core MySQL development team, sparking concern about the future of one of the world's most popular open-source databases.… Around 70 members of the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signs SB 243, the first US law setting child-safety rules for AI chatbots, from crisis redirects to transparency requirements. Hollywood pushes back against OpenAI’s Sora 2 as ...

Monty Widenius has left Sun, and given some of his conflicts with the MySQL executive team, it may come at just the right time. Matt Asay is a veteran technology columnist who has written for CNET, ...

MySQL creator Monty Widenius calls for help in his crusade to derail the Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) / Sun Microsystems (JAVA) merger and save MySQL. "A weak MySQL is worth about one billion dollars per year ...

One of original authors of MySQL, Michael 'Monty' Widenius, has founded the Open Database Alliance, a consortium that aims to become the industry hub for the open source database. The move was ...

Sun has announced the official release of MySQL 5.1, a new version of the popular open source database software. Although Sun has declared that this version is ready for widespread adoption in ...

HELSINKI, Nov 2 (Reuters) - The main rival to Sun's MySQL database has always been Oracle not Microsoft , the creator of MySQL said, as the EU nears an antitrust decision on a proposed $7 billion ...