React?

Posted Sep 2, 2005 16:27 UTC (Fri) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330)
In reply to: React? by ncm
Parent article: SCO Partners With MySQL AB

There's still a significant installed base of SCO in some industries, particularly retail/point-of-sale systems. MySQL isn't that big a company, they aren't in a position to turn away business.

Besides, it will be an easy matter to transition companies that have their business databases in MySQL on SCO, to MySQL on GNU/Linux, and maybe MySQL AB will put themselves in a good position with the customers to collect money to help them make that transition.

React?

Posted Sep 2, 2005 17:36 UTC (Fri) by ncm (guest, #165) [Link]

So, the strategy is to wait until SCO's little feet are in the air, and then throw its erstwhile customers (of whom MySQL now have a list!) a lifeline? Offering to help migrate them before the bankruptcy seems legally hazardous, under the circumstances.

SCO's receivers are likely to depend on that same strategy. One may hope the "partnership" contract will free MySQL from any business-interference restrictions at the point when SCO finally declares.

Maybe MySQL are also getting a list of contacts for SCO's lately former customers, who ought to be fair game. Might SCO even have picked up some cash for that?

Anyway, it would be interesting to learn what MySQL is really up to.