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Survey shows open source users split over MySQL

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MySQL use declining, PostgreSQL and MariaDB use rising and no majority support for any of the possible outcomes of the current European Commission investigation into Oracle's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems; these are some of the results of a survey, carried out by the 451 Group, of open source users show which shows they are split over the future of MySQL.

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Comments (2)

softwarejanitor ·
Glad to hear PostgreSQL is growing... I personally prefer it over MySQL!
dinotrac ·
I have loved PostgreSQL for years -- ever since I found it would handle most of the examples in "SQL for Smarties".

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