http://tlf.disqus.com/The Technology Liberation Front is the tech policy blog dedicated to keeping politicians' hands off the 'net and everything else related to technology.enThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:46 -0000http://techliberation.com/2009/11/10/europeans-obstruct-oraclesun-deal/#comment-22861543<p>Antitrust law should about protecting competition (as a means of enhancing consumer welfare) NOT competitors. But, sadly, I fear you may be correct in your supposition about the EC's motives.</p>Berin SzokaThu, 12 Nov 2009 17:20:46 -0000http://techliberation.com/2009/11/10/europeans-obstruct-oraclesun-deal/#comment-22603763<p>MySQL <em>has</em> been forked, and not just by anybody -- the two most prominent forks, MariaDB and Drizzle, are from MySQL's founder and one of the preeminent developers, respectively. See <a href="http://lwn.net/Articles/329626/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" title="http://lwn.net/Articles/329626/">http://lwn.net/Articles/329...</a></p><p>Presumably the EU's objection is based on protecting SAP, IBM and other direct competitors to Oracle, not the interests of businesses using MySQL and derivatives. Just a guess.</p>mlinksvaTue, 10 Nov 2009 15:26:46 -0000