MySQL, YourSQL, OurSQL

The MySQL database is one of the better-kept secrets of the open source world. If you come across it, it's likely to be tucked discreetly away as part of the LAMP stack. So it's good to see a little limelight shed upon this interesting set-up.

As this Fortune piece makes clear, MySQL has succeeded in applying the distributed development model that lies at the heart of open source to an entire company built on the same: no mean achievement. Nicely-written feature, too. (Via Slashdot.)