Oracle is the sole proprietor of MySQL, but its community has critiqued its governance. Without improvements, the DBMS risks irrelevance.

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An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and ...

Oracle has promised a "decisive new approach" to MySQL, the popular open source database it owns, following growing criticism of its approach and the prospect of a significant fork in the code.… In a ...

Oracle sets out refreshed approach to MySQL ...

I'm a big fan of MySQL. The community edition of the MySQL server, as the open-source database is formally known, is a popular choice for both development and deployment because it checks all the ...

In May of 2025, MySQL celebrated its 30th anniversary. Not many technology projects go strong for three decades, let alone at the level of use that MySQL enjoys. MySQL is listed at #2 on the ...

Nearly 200 developers, users, and companies from the MySQL ecosystem have urged Oracle in an open letter to reconsider the future governance of the open-source database. The letter was published after ...

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