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Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL

Faithful pen open letter proposing independent foundation with or without Big Red's participation A group of influential ...
Analytics Insight

PostgreSQL vs MySQL: Which Database is Better in 2026?

Overview: PostgreSQL leads in developer popularity in 2026 and offers advanced features for complex workloads.MySQL remains ...
ZDNet

Open-source MariaDB, a MySQL fork, challenges Oracle

MariaDB, an open-source database management system (DBMS) and MySQL fork has been gaining inroads in enterprise software and its founders formed a foundation, the MariaDB Foundation, to promote its ...

Oracle promises 'decisive new approach' to MySQL - will this mean big changes?

Oracle sets out refreshed approach to MySQL ...

FmPro Migrator 11.73 Adds Bi-Directional Data Transfer Compatibility Between FileMaker Pro and MySQL 9.5

Importing MySQL databases into FileMaker Pro offers a quick-start to the development of new workgroup solutions.
ZDNet

Is MySQL done under Oracle or is there a fork in its future?

With Oracle acquiring Sun Microsystems, it also acquires MySQL, the poster child for open-source applications. (Not to mention Solaris, which Sun says is a larger Linux distribution than Red Hat.) ...