Re: SAPDB - MYSQL

That answer sounds nice, but has a different tone then the article
titled "MySQL Takes Database Reins from SAP"

http://www.internetnews.com/storage/article.php/2212341


Robert Treat

On Tue, 2003-05-27 at 12:47, Ewald Geschwinde wrote:
> SO HERE IS THE LIGHT IN THE DARK!!!!
> regards EWald Geschwinde
>
>
>
> FYI - I copied this post to Rudolf Munz who was kind enough to reply:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Ray,
>
> MySQL will offer a rebranded version of SAP DB as a MySQL product. So
> SAP DB does not go away and
> will also be offered in the future under as Open Source under GPL. The
> SAP DB team you know stays
> in place and takes care of the ongoing development and and support of
> SAP DB. Future SAP DB
> releases will come as planned. SAP is and remains responsible for the
> SAP DB code base. MySQL plans to
> add the rebranded SAP DB as a new product line to its present MySQL
> Classic and MySQL Pro product
> lines.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rudolf Munz
> -----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Cheers
> Ray
> Ray Harrison wrote:
> Like many on this list I was disheartened by this news. My main
> questions, if Daniel, Elke et al are still available, are:
>
> 1.) What happens to the SAP DB code tree? Will it merge with mySQL or
> will it be a separate product? Or will the code tree just go away?
>
> 2.) Will SAP LABS do any work on the 7.5 fork or will it only do minimal
> work on 7.4?
>
> 3.) If the answer to (1) is that it will merge with mySQL, what versions
> of mySQL will end up as the co-product of SAP DB and mySQL?
>
> To re-name a product that carries with it a substantial amount of weight
> (SAP DB) to mySQL (despite their recent advances, it still comes across
> as a toy in the minds of many) is a travesty.
>
> Cheers
> Ray Harrison
> Managing Partner
> TSG International, LLC
>
>
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