That cryptic title will speak volumes to those in-the-know in the web world. MySQL, the most popular open-source database system (and one of the pillar stones of the mighty LAMP stack) has been bought by Sun. This could well turn out to be a very important day in the history of the free web.
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Unplanned marketing
Let me tell you a story. This is about me and my friend Toby. We’re both musicians (although Toby is a proper musician who Does Gigs and Gets Paid for them) and we’re both into obscure, unheard-of music. Two weeks ago I gave Toby a hundred or so tracks by a very eclectic mix of…
2007: A Year In Review
This last year, quickly drawing to a close, has been one of new beginnings and growth for me. I don’t often reflect on a previous year like this at the turning of the new year, but this year I thought I’d make a break from my traditional beer and Jools Holland evening. The new beginnings…
BBC homepage preview – built with open source?
That cheeky chappy Jeremy Keith has got a photo of a possible new BBC homepage design. The BBC is one of the most visited sites on the web, so when they make a change people tend to notice. I’m not going to comment on the design itself much (although I think it’s quite nice, but…
The Open Source Car
OK, it’s not quite open source but it is a worldwide community effort to design a car that will actually be good for the world. Looks like a fantastic idea: Vehicle Design Summit.
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