[dba-SQLServer] Oracle blasts OSS

>From slashdot...

*"Oracle has a love-hate relationship with open source technologies. In a
whitepaper<http://www.oracle.com/us/products/middleware/cloud-app-foundation/weblogic/dod-and-open-source-software-2012277.pdf>(PDF)
for the Deparment of Defense, Oracle claims that TCO (total cost of
ownership) goes up with the use of open source. They're essentially trying
to build a case for the use of their own products within the government.
'The skill required to successfully and economically blend source code into
a commercially viable product is relatively scarce. It should not be done
directly at government expense.' Oracle also attacks the community-based
development model<http://www.muktware.com/2013/10/oracle-attacks-open-source-says-community-developed-code-inferior/15045>,
calling it more insecure than company developed products.
'Government-sponsored community development approaches to software creation
lack the financial incentives of commercial companies to produce
low-defect, well-documented code.'"

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How exactly this fits in with the (indirect) acquisition of MySQL remains
to be seen. Maybe Larry just has too much money.
-- 
Arthur