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Interview: MySQL AB CEO Marten Mickos (Groklaw)
Groklaw has run an interview with Marten Mickos, CEO of MySQL AB. The interview misses the opportunity to ask interesting questions about the Innobase acquisition, and, instead, concentrates on the partnership with SCO. "I cannot disclose the details of the deal. I can tell you that the deal produces revenue to us.
And what do we do with revenue? We hire developers who produce GPL code. I don't want to sound hypocritical, but every penny that comes in the door contributes to our ability to produce more free and open source software."
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Groklaw Interview: MySQL AB CEO Posted Oct 12, 2005 16:12 UTC (Wed) by ds2horner (subscriber, #13438) [Link] PJ was true to Groklaw interests in questioning the socio-legal aspects of the SCO deal/relationship.I'm sure someone else can ask the probing and technical Innobase questions. Perhaps Marten Mickos would grant such an interview to LWN.
Interview: MySQL AB CEO Marten Mickos (Groklaw) Posted Oct 13, 2005 15:49 UTC (Thu) by ballombe (subscriber, #9523) [Link] > Mickos: I don't give credence to their claims, but in the unlikely event a court of law would judge in their favour, I would have to respect that, wouldn't I?
If the court of law is in your country, yes, but otherwise: NO you don't have to respect decision made by outside juridictions, and MySQL is a Swedish company, not a US company.
Alternatively, why not respect the decision of the German court of law that crushed SCO claims ?
Business in America. Posted Oct 17, 2005 1:25 UTC (Mon) by xoddam (subscriber, #2322) [Link] If you want to do business in the US, you have to abide by US law asinterpreted by US courts. Moreover US law also penalises foreigners' business in the US for transactions abroad where America has no jurisdiction or authority (ie. dealing in property that has been expropriated from American owners by governments like Cuba's). The US is a very big market and if you want to play in it, you have to play by American rules.
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