What is going on if all open source, low-level database engine owned by a big vendor? This is the time! We don’t need to think about that anymore. Last year, Oracle previously acquired InnoBase which is a part of MySQL for providing transactional process. As of today, Oracle has just acquired SleepyCat Software. That means Berkeley DB is now a property of Oracle. Who’s next? This action might change open source world. Even BTQueue, some parts of BTQueue rely on BDB. For more information, you might read at here and here.

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