Dibbler's Net

http://www.crypticide.com/dropsafe/article/2461

So I too found the recent Internet fluff on MySQL and enterprise only features being added since Sun bought the product to be an interesting topic.
IE:
www.techspot.com

The basic rumor was that with the next release of MySQL there would be non-GPL backup features and this was the warning shot that Sun was close sourcing the product and it was time to jump ship. Then something amazing happened, a useful comment was found in the comments of the story on Slashdot (which has a s/n ratio of 1/1000). The former CEO of MySQL posted what the real story was and that really people are in a panic over nothing. No reason to drop MySQL and change to something else. This also speaks to the ideas that never believe something you read just because 20 news sites carry it. This is one of the downfalls of the Internet News and how one story that is inaccurate can become very pervasive when people care about the subject.

Please read the link and become well informed. Opensource is alive and well in MySQL and expect Sun will keep it that way.

D~