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Canonical: Making Ubuntu Progress with Oracle?

  • Written by Joe Panettieri 1
  • March 29, 2010

I’m not suggesting that a blockbuster Canonical-Oracle relationship is set to emerge. But there are indications that Canonical continues to make some Ubuntu progress with MySQL — the open source database now owned by Oracle. Here’s some of the anecdotal information I’ve heard.

First, a little background: As you likely know, Canonical is polishing Ubuntu 10.04 for release in late April 2010. The upgrade, code-named Lucid Lynx, is a Long Term Support (LTS) release — which could attract new customers and ISVs (independent sofware vendors) into the Ubuntu camp.

Canonical has definitely made some ISV progress in recent months, working more closely with companies like Groundwork Open Source. Still, Canonical insiders around September 2009 started focusing quite heavily on even better ISV support heading into the Ubuntu 10.04 launch. ISV support is particularly critical as Canonical strives to compete more effectively against Red Hat and Novell SUSE Linux on servers.

Some Oracle and MySQL Chatter

So where do Oracle and MySQL fit into this discussion. “Oracle is now a partner by virtue of the Sun acquisition,” notes John Pugh, software partner manager at Canonical. “We’re doing a few things around MySQL and hope to dive deeper as the year progresses.”

Sources say Canonical met with multiple existing and target ISVs during the recent Open Source Business Conference, held March 17-18 (2010) in San Francisco. Not by coincidence, OSBC founder Matt Asay recently joined Canonical as Chief Operating Officer. Asay advises multiple open source companies and could potentially further help Canonical’s ISV relations for Ubuntu.

Of course, I need to provide some balance to this piece. Plenty of customers and partners are worried about Oracle’s commitment to MySQL — though Oracle CEO Larry Ellison has publicly voiced support for the open source database. Also, there have been repeated rumors of Oracle launching a so-called Unbreakable MySQL effort, similar to the Unbreakable Linux promotion.

Canonical’s Pugh certainly isn’t guaranteeing a big-time Canonical-Oracle working relationship. But there seems to be growing chatter between the Ubuntu and MySQL teams — which potentially bodes well for Ubuntu channel partners and customers.

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5 comments

  1. Avatar Simplicius March 30, 2010 @ 6:55 am
    Reply

    “Still, Canonical insiders starting around September 2009 because to focus quite heavily on even better ISV support heading into the Ubuntu 10.04 launch.”

    Er…….what does this mean?

  2. Avatar majes March 30, 2010 @ 1:18 pm
    Reply

    Is there any real info in this article? Just some speculations not supported by any real source. Don’t understand the article at all.

  3. Avatar Joe Panettieri March 30, 2010 @ 2:21 pm
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    Simplicius @1: Sorry about the typos. I’ve corrected the sentence.

    [email protected]: Constructive criticism such as yours will always be welcome on WorksWithU. Yes, the article is filled with speculation. But stay tuned. WorksWithU’s editorial team has covered the corporate IT market since 1992. We offer short-term clues and hints before following up with deeper stories as they emerge…
    -jp

  4. Avatar slumbergod March 30, 2010 @ 3:51 pm
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    Whenever I see Oracle mentioned beside Ubuntu or anything Linux I cringe. We’ve seen Oracle turn Solaris into a trial version. We’ve seen Oracle turn Java documentation into Oracle University pay courses. Please don’t screw up Ubuntu too.

    I know these big corporates pay for a lot of the development in Linux but it seems risky to me to let them get too much influence.

  5. Avatar aikiwolfie March 30, 2010 @ 6:28 pm
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    @slumbergod: At the end of the day Canonical exists to make a profit. That means it must go where the money is. I doubt anything Oracle does will be that detrimental to Ubuntu. Oracle bought Sun. They’re not buying Ubuntu. Well as far as we know.

    @Majes: Speculative blog entries often precede more informative entries on media blogs like this one. It’s a pretty common practice used to keep people coming back. It makes the blog appear more active than it really is or at least gives readers a nod to what the authors are working on behind the scenes.

    Substantial news of any kind does seem thin on the ground of late. Most of the big tech shows have come and gone. Microsoft aren’t even spinning their vapour-ware much. So expect a lot of speculation from professional bloggers as they work on new articles and try to keep their blogs current.

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