> > IsMySQLa direct competitor to Oracle? For the people who usemysql,
> > mostly smaller websites, oracle is not a realistic option.
>
> Smaller? Did you mean Larger?
>
I think what I mean is less mission critical. I have never heard of a
bank using MySQL as their main database system.
My point is, it does not seem to me that Oracle and MySQL compete head
to head. Most people who use Oracle would not consider MySQL for
anything critical. And most people who use MySQL would not consider
Oracle. For now, I think the two products target different markets. Of
course, that could change.
Before Sun acquired MySQL, I suspected that MySQL would be squeezed
between PostgreSQL and SQLite.