You forgot what they did to Java, plus they sued Google for using Java API.
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non_burglar@lemmy.world 2 weeks agoWhen they bought Sun, they:
- killed Solaris, effectively
- tried to kill zfs too
- nearly killed mysql with licensing audits
- became borderline evil with licensing practices
- acted like complete assholes in court, holding up cases for years
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Sun was such a useful contributor to the ecosystem and they fucking trashed absolutely everything. It’s a miracle that so much stuff could be saved.
0x0@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Oracle triggered a fork bomb.