Software Firm Is Open for Innovation
MYSQL chief Marten Mickos isn’t
afraid his rivals in the database software
industry will ever overtake
him. “Let them try,” he says.
“Our secret is in the way we operate
our culture, and I’m convinced
others cannot imitate that.”
Mr. Mickos has about 12 million
reasons to feel that way—the number
of (mostly unpaid) programmers
in MySQL’s collaborative community.
The company has been
committed to “open-source” innovation
since [...]
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