I get asked this question often. It was mentioned again recently in a NYTECH executive breakfast with RedHat CIO Lee Congdon.
The short answer is No.
There is clear evidence that in the short to medium term Oracle will continue to promote and enhance MySQL. Some of these indicators include:
- EU 10 point commitment in December 2009 – See Oracle Makes Commitments to Customers, Developers and Users of MySQL
- MySQL Conference April 2010 – Opening keynote by Edward Screven State of the Dolphin
- Oracle Magazine Jul/Aug 2010 – Interview with Edward Screven …