MySQL AB has made it harder for developers to use the enterprise edition of its database software for free, sparking a debate about whether the company has strayed from its obligation to its ...

Oracle announced that early access to new features of MySQL 5.6 is available for the community to test, deploy and provide feedback. The latest features are focused on better scalability, performance ...

Open-source darling MySQL is facing a new uprising within its customer base over plans disclosed this week to reserve some key upcoming features, and their source code, for paying users of its ...

Open-source darling MySQL is facing a new uprising within its customer base over plans disclosed this week to reserve some key upcoming features, and their source code, for paying users of its ...

Oracle has announced a new strategy for the further development of MySQL. Under new leadership, numerous features from the Enterprise Edition are to be incorporated into the free Community Edition.

Peter Zaitsev reported recently that new versions of MySQL Community edition are no longer available for download from the MySQL Download Area. This provoked a storm of speculation that MySQL was ...

But Oracle has promised to make development of the Community Edition of the database more transparent and inclusive, and to roll in features previously limited to commercial versions of the database.