MySQL is an open source relational database management system.
Linux is overtaking sales of established proprietary operating systems, Apache is dominant in web servers, and languages such as Perl and Python are
used everywhere. But is the world ready for open source databases? Not yet, said Meta Group – corporate users will not give them houseroom for at
least another five years.
However, systems such as MySQL, PostgreSQL and Interbase are beginning to infiltrate companies with low budgets, or those where IT staff are given
free rein.
Link: computerweekly.com
