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MySQL man pages license change is a bug

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Re: MySQL man pages license change is a bug

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post #8

This is typical Monty. He cries foul how awful $mysql_owner is and how they do such bad things. He is the one that sold MySQL to Sun. If anyone is to blame for the current state of MySQL affairs, it is undoubtedly him.

This report has nothing to do with Monty

And if you watch his presentations about MySQL you can see he fully accepts that he made a mistake with the way MySQL grew and he is rectifying that with MariaDB in which he has invested a significant amount personally

Re: MySQL man pages license change is a bug

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post #6

> started pulling in man pages with the wrong set of copyright headers And how has the wrong set of copyright headers ended up on said pages?

Applying Hanlon's razor: Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

I've always liked Hanlon's razor, I think it's woefully forgotten in the tech community who often reach for the pitchforks without thinking.
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