Open Ocean Capital, which backed MySQL, has invested over $US1 million in Zentyal, developer of the Linux Small Business Server.

Exactly one year ago, a group of former employees of what was once the company with the most popular open source database, MySQL, came together to form SkySQL, a fork of the project.

Nearly three years ago, when open source hacker Brian Aker created a fork of MySQL it did not look like anything that was much needed - at the time Sun owned MySQL and the popular database software looked to have a bright future.

Apple has released the Mac OS X 10.6.5 update, but there's no mention of AirPrint support. There's also a security update for Mac OS X 10.5.8.

Spurred by the uncertainty created by Oracle over MySQL, a group of former employees of MySQL AB has come together to form a support and services firm for the database.

When will Oracle rub up the folk who contribute to MySQL the wrong way? That's the only open source project left, which Oracle inherited as part of its deal with Sun and has yet to antagonise.

Even the most Microsoft-ardent developer will know web hosts favour Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP over Windows, IIS, ASP.NET and SQL Server. Thanks to virtualisation the days of dual booting are over. Here is how to set up a streamlined LAMP development environment on any Windows PC.

Whether an enterprise application is custom-built or purchased off-the-shelf, you can always delve under the hood into the database layer to add your own specific functionality, like alerting and auditing when data is modified.

The European Union has given Oracle the go-ahead to consummate its deal with Sun Microsystems.

Predicting is tough, especially when it is about the future, but one thing can be said with certainty: the future of MySQL will be known this month. Or even this week.