Sun's software lineup now includes Java, MySQL, OpenSolaris and GlassFish. The company can now pair MySQL with Solaris and could fill out its roster with other targeted acquisitions.

If you have a need to quickly deploy a MySQL server, Jack Wallen shows you how, with the help of Docker.

In MySQL's case, the Swedish company uses the General Public License (GPL) to cover its database software and the supporting libraries that other programs use to interface with the database.

At the first MySQL confab, the database company releases source code for its upcoming product and touts itself as the little database company that could.