Microsoft SQL Server Code To Be Opened Up?

According to an interview on News.com, Microsoft is considering opening up the source for SQL Server under its Shared Source programme. This move, if it actually happens, would be significant as the SQL Server product is seen as one of Microsoft’s crown jewels. Microsoft has been eradicated from the low end web side of the market by Open Source databases like MySQL and Postgres. The move seems to be more an attempt to assure current users of the product of the security of SQL Server rather than to create a new Open Source product.

Tags: Microsoft, Databases, Open Source

Written by John McCormac on February 24th, 2005 with comments disabled.
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