OurSQL Foundation is a nonprofit formed to represent MySQL users and developers and present a united front to Oracle, which owns MySQL intellectual property. The foundation aims to help the MySQL community access knowledge and provide feedback on future development through transparent and consistent processes. It intends to support MySQL’s growth and use as an open source database while collaborating with market players, including Oracle, to help it succeed with next-generation developers and applications. The launch followed concerns about MySQL’s declining popularity and market share compared with PostgreSQL. The foundation cites limited transparency under Oracle, where development occurs through private code drops with limited visibility into the roadmap or decision-making. Oracle later proposed a new developer engagement approach and promised features supporting vector search.
"The new nonprofit says it will help the MySQL community access knowledge and provide feedback on future development in a transparent and consistent way. The community organization also claims it will support the growth and use of MySQL as an open source database and collaborate with all players in the market, including Oracle, to see it succeed with the next generation of developers and applications."
"Under Oracle's management, MySQL's development lacks transparency and largely takes place behind closed doors through private code drops, "with limited visibility into the roadmap or decision-making," the group said in an open letter."
"In February, the group behind the launch invited Oracle to take part in plans to create an independent foundation to guide development of MySQL. The move was prompted by concerns about MySQL's declining popularity and market share relative to PostgreSQL."
""We know that many members of this foundation are having discussions with Oracle, contributing code, and so on," he said. "Also, this is not an anti-Oracle effort. On the contrar"
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