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Oracle tried to buy MySQL

According to CNet, MySQL's Marten Mickos has confirmed that enterprise database vendor Oracle made a bid for the open source heavy-hitter, but was turned down. This news comes on the heels of yesterdays' report that Oracle is acquiring Sleepycat Software, makers of the open source Berkeley DB. No details of Oracle's offer have been disclosed, but Mickos says MySQL turned down the juggernaut's ...