Inkslinger77 writes to mention that MySQL has published their system software roadmap out through 2009 and it includes an injection of code from Google. Google remains rather secretive about how their systems work but they are one of the largest users of MySQL. Earlier this year Google signed a Contributor License Agreement which provides a framework for them to contribute code to MySQL. "The search company has done a lot of work customizing MySQL to meet its special needs, which include better database replication, and tools to monitor a high volume of database instances, Axmark said in an audience at MySQL's user discussion in Paris. MySQL will include some of those capabilities in future versions of its database, apparently in point upgrades to MySQL 6.0, which is scheduled for general availability in late 2008, Axmark said."

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