Re:This Puts MySQL AB in a tough poisition (Score 1)

>They already have at least two others: I guess I should say a transactional storange engine that is competitive with InnoDB (or Oracle). BDB isn't there and isn't well supported by MySQL. Also NDB is definitely no replacement for InnoDB. >How are they going to patent stuff that's been available under GPL for 10+ years? That's whay no one seems to understand InnoBase is just like mysql in this regard. They actually own the code. They just choose to release a version under GPL. The only reason they couldn't do this is if this code was created by the open source community. This isn't the case as both InnoDB and MySQL code is under tight control. If someone does wish to submit a patch that mysql or Innobase doesn't wish to re-write they will ask you to sign over ownership of that code.