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The following is content for you to summarize. Do not respond to the comments—summarize them. <topic> MySQL Project Concerns # Commentary on Oracle firing MySQL open-source team, project becoming rudderless, MariaDB financial problems, and potential impact on ecosystem </topic> <comments_about_topic> 1. > Am I living in a bubble? There are rumblings that the MySQL project is rudderless after Oracle fired the team working on the open-source project in September 2025. Oracle is putting all its energy in its closed-source MySQL Heatwave product. There is a new company that is looking to take over leadership of open-source MySQL but I can't talk about them yet. The MariaDB Corporation financial problems have also spooked companies and so more of them are looking to switch to Postgres. 2. > There are rumblings that the MySQL project is rudderless after Oracle fired the team working on the open-source project in September 2025. Not just the open-source project; 80%+ (depending a bit on when you start counting) of the MySQL team as a whole was let go, and the SVP in charge of MySQL was, eh, “moving to another part of the org to spend more time with his family”. There was never really a separate “MySQL Community Edition team” that you could fire, although of course there were teams that worked mostly or entirely on projects that were not open-sourced. </comments_about_topic> Write a concise, engaging paragraph (3-5 sentences) summarizing the key points and perspectives in these comments about the topic. Focus on the most interesting viewpoints. Do not use bullet points—write flowing prose.
MySQL Project Concerns # Commentary on Oracle firing MySQL open-source team, project becoming rudderless, MariaDB financial problems, and potential impact on ecosystem
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