"A group of influential users and developers of MySQL have invited Oracle to join their plans to create an independent foundation to guide the future development of the popular open source database, which Big Red owns. The group aims to establish a nonprofit foundation to support the MySQL community and wants Oracle to help form the plans as the owner of the MySQL software and trademark."
"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 letter said. At the same time, security-related bugs are now publicly tracked, "leaving users unable to verify whether known issues affect them." The letter said many developers suspected Oracle was prioritizing proprietary enterprise features and HeatWave over the community edition."
A group of influential MySQL users and developers invited Oracle to join plans to create an independent nonprofit foundation to guide future MySQL development. The initiative aims to support the MySQL community and asks Oracle, as owner of the software and trademark, to help form the plans. Around 100 supporters have signed an open letter backing the idea. The group identified challenges including declining popularity and market share, difficulty attracting new developers who favor PostgreSQL, opaque development under Oracle with private code drops and limited roadmap visibility, public tracking of security bugs, and frustrating contribution processes.
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