Will DB2 and Oracle databases go open source?

Posted by dave on Aug 6, 2004 4:15 AM
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A prediction that both IBM DB2 and Oracle databases would head toward open source in some way by the end of the year got a little more interesting as Big Blue announced a partnership with the Apache Software Foundation to release its Cloudscape Java-based database to the community, which is turning the database into an open source project called Derby.

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