NEWS/BLOG

JAN

Helpmysql.org campaign delivers first 14.000 signatures to competition authorities

WWW.HELPMYSQL.ORG CAMPAIGN DELIVERS FIRST 14,000 SIGNATURES AGAINST ORACLE'S PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF MYSQL TO EUROPEAN, CHINESE AND RUSSIAN COMPETITION AUTHORITIES

Online petition in 20 languages opposes Oracle's takeover of MySQL and its recent set of MySQL-related "empty promises" -- "In less than one week, during the Holiday Season, we gathered 50 times more customer support than Oracle claimed three weeks ago" -- "The campaign has only started and the number of signatures will double very quickly"

DEC

Helpmysql.org launched: worldwide call to save MySQL from Oracle

WWW.HELPMYSQL.ORG LAUNCHED: MULTILINGUAL CAMPAIGN AND WORLDWIDE CALL TO SAVE MYSQL FROM ORACLE

Online petition to oppose Oracle's takeover of MySQL and its recent set of MySQL-related "empty promises" -- Campaign vows to "keep gathering support until the very end of the process" -- First of several deliveries of signatures to regulators will take place on Monday, January 4 -- "The community that made MySQL popular and strong can now help to keep it free and alive" -- Started in 12 language versions, "several more to be added shortly"