WHO CARES (Score 2, Insightful)

Really. If any of us were offered to have our salaries increased by 2-4 times would we say no? Even if it meant working for a company who's policies you weren't 100% comfortable with because they do (a small amount of) business with someone disreputable? This is a no brainer folks. Mergers and co-projects come and go, and that is life in the business world. (besides maybe MySQL will end up being sued for using SCO technology) What can we do about it. Plenty. Find an alternative. Postgres is a fine choice. Continue to use mysql for free, but stop paying for support and anything else mysql related. Be vocal about this to mysql. Start requesting your favorite aps have ODBC or postgres or whatever support in addition to mysql. Or add that functionality yourself. BUT sitting here bitching about it does no good. Show your contempt with your actions and your pocket book. MySQL will do as it thinks it needs to do, not as a few malcontents tell them it has to do. This is how it should be. Want it changed? Then convince MySQL they need to react differently in the future with ACTION.