So if Oracle were to rein in MySQL, the software's community of developers and users could always create and promote an alternative.

所以如果甲骨文成功接管，软件社区里的开发人员和用户依然可以开发、推广新型可替代产品。

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You can provide an interface within Base that connects to a MySQL or Oracle database without creating a custom application.

您可以在 Base 中提供一个连接到 MySQL 或 Oracle 数据库的接口，而不需要创建自定义应用程序。

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If you do have certain databases (for instance, DB2, Oracle, MySQL, and so on), there will be a section that asks if you want to install plugins to support those databases.

如果您没有某些数据库(例如，DB 2、Oracle、MySQL，等等)，那将由一个板块询问您是否想要安装插件来支持那些数据库。

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For one thing, it says, MySQL and Oracle's databases do not compete: the former is a relatively simple program used by many websites, while the latter is complex software that underpins corporate applications.

ECONOMIST: Oracle and Sun Microsystems

Oracle is countering MySQL, Ingres and the like with its own low-cost programs and even a few free apps.

FORBES: The New Barbarians

The commission is on firmer ground when it argues that the way MySQL is licensed would allow Oracle some control over commercial use of the program.

ECONOMIST: Oracle and Sun Microsystems