Can MySQL still be saved? Open letter to Oracle

After MySQL community summits, an open letter urges Oracle to discuss the database's future. Do Oracle's recent announcements satisfy critics?
InfoWorld

Community push intensifies to free MySQL from Oracle’s control amid stagnation fears

An open letter signed by architects, DBAs, and engineers argues that closed development, missing AI‑era features, and ...
Business Wire

Percona Redefines Cloud-Native Database Management with Percona Everest: the World's First Open Source Public DBaaS Alternative

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Percona, a global leader in enterprise-grade open source database software and services, today announced that its groundbreaking new database platform, Percona Everest, ...
TMCnet

Percona Celebrates Milestone-Packed 2025 with Open Source Innovations, New Leadership, and Industry Accolades

Product Advancements Strengthening Open Source at Scale In 2025, Percona delivered product and service advancements designed to help organizations operate open source databases securely, reliably, and ...

No end for MySQL: Features for Community Edition and more transparency

After massive staff cuts and a months-long development pause, Oracle promises a new beginning for MySQL – including ...
dbta

Percona Packages Enable AI-Ready, High-Performance Database Infrastructure

Percona, a leader in enterprise-grade open source database software, support, and services, is launching Percona Packages, a suite of structured consulting and support offerings for enterprise IT and ...
Opinion

Dear Oracle, we need to talk about the future of MySQL

Faithful pen open letter proposing independent foundation with or without Big Red's participation A group of influential users and developers of MySQL have invited Oracle to join their plans to create ...