The database engine was manipulated by Oracle, and MySQL began to seek another background _ MySQL

Author: Linhu da [eNet power News in Silicon Valley] According to foreign media reports, the latest 5.0 version of MySQL, an open-source database with unique characteristics, was released last month. at the same time, oracle, a global database software giant, announced the acquisition of Innobase, an open source database vendor. As a result, MySQL and Oracle are two database companies that are quite different from each other. the MySQL database engine is exactly In Oracle.

Author: Ling Hu Da

[ENet power News in Silicon Valley] According to foreign media reports, MySQL, a standalone open source database, launched the latest version 5.0 last month. at the same time, Oracle, a global database software giant, announced the acquisition of Innobase, an open source database vendor. As a result, MySQL and Oracle are two database companies that are quite different from each other. the MySQL database engine is the product of Innobase. The database industry is very concerned about whether Oracle, which is competing with open-source databases, will take "not moral" actions "to cut off" the path to MySQL. In November 22, the company's top executives said that MySQL was considering providing users with another database engine different from Innobase.

MySQL's vice president of the EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, and Africa) market, Richard mson22, said: "Obviously, since Oracle acquired Innobase, we are considering replacing the Innobase database engine in some way. "Ma Sen said that no detailed plans can be made public yet, but it is estimated that the plan will be released soon.

MySQL databases have been using the Innobase database engine, a Finnish open-source database vendor. This software component is considered to be the best database engine product in online transaction processing applications.

Last month, when announcing the acquisition of Innobase, Oracle said it would continue to develop Innobase technologies. It is reported that the Innobase database engine is currently released through a long-term protocol and MySQL package, and this protocol will need to be renewed next year.

At the MySQL Nordic customer conference held in London on the 22nd, the first problem that the company's co-founder David Axmark encountered was what impact Oracle's acquisition of Innobase would have on MySQL. Axmark replied that the database engine is "pluggable" and the implication is that the Innobase database engine can be replaced. However, Axmark pointed out that MySQL is using Innobase software based on the open-source GPL license agreement, so there is no problem that its code cannot be used.

According to industry speculation, MySQL may develop a new version of database engine based on existing Innobase products, or switch to other open-source database engines.

Database experts said that even if MySQL cannot renew the agreement with Innobase next year, the database can still use the existing diligent code. However, if Oracle reserves some patents for underlying technologies such as algorithms and file structures, the situation will be complicated, and MySQL can only switch to other engines.

According to MySQL, its open-source database has been downloaded in more than 1 million copies. In addition, MySQL has signed a global release agreement with companies such as Dell, HP, and Novell. It can also provide follow-up technical support by charging an annual fee per server.