Sun to Acquire MySQL

From MySQL website: Sun to Acquire MySQL

Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL, Developer of the World's Most Popular Open Source Database
Sun Growth Strategy Accelerates With New Position in $15 Billion Database Market

SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive
agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world's fastest growing open source databases
for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun's position in enterprise IT to now include the $15
billion database market. Today's announcement reaffirms Sun's position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy
and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.

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Seems like Sun bouncing back. Sun has a complete portfolio from hardware to software. They have server, they have Solaris. They have office, they have Java, and now they have database. Complete solution end-to-end, you can get from Sun Microsystem. Seems like a great strategy for business. Hopefully they are in the right track...

Eclipse vs Netbeans, Where Is JBuilder? JDeveloper?

There is a hot discussion in my local Java User Group - JUG (by 'local' what I mean is Indonesia) about two open source Java IDEs: Eclipse and Netbeans. The discussion becomes a debates with each party blindly defense their favorites IDE. After programming language, now IDE becomes religions to?

One party said, the real man using Eclipse. Well, not all programmers are men. By saying that, they also said that ladies... please use Netbeans.

Another party said that Eclipse is too heavy, so many 'hidden' features till confusing their user, which I agree with that

They only debating Eclipse and Netbeans because these are the two (probably) most popular IDEs in Java community world-wide.

Where I stand?

Well, honestly I never use Eclipse and/or Netbeans in my Java projects. I already install both IDEs, do some test here and there, feeling them, try to get any chemistry... I got (almost) nothing. So as quick I install, that's also apply on how quick I uninstall them.

What IDE For Me?

My favorites IDE is Borland JBuilder. This is the IDE that I'm familiar to work with, and with this IDE, I completed several projects included my final year project in Bina Nusantara University (2002). Maybe the familiarity derived from my experience working with Borland Delphi before. I remember, during my university's year, Delphi is my main programming tools (language), and with Delphi also I finished a project in Bank Universal.

But, Borland JBuilder is not free. Yes!

In Indonesia, maybe we have GPL (Glodok Public License - means pirated software), but that's wrong.

That's why now I'm using Oracle JDeveloper as my Java IDE. It's not opensource like Eclipse and Netbeans, but it's freeware, it's legal (In fact, earlier version of JDeveloper is derived from JBuilder, that's why maybe I feel the chemistry).

So, stop talk about IDE, and start code. I'm a JDeveloper guy, I'm different, and that's fine!

Update: Maybe I should not said local JUG for JUG Indonesia. Now, local is Singapore, Indonesia is not local for my 'current' situation. But hey, I'm Indonesian, can't stop thinking that my 'locality' is Indonesia.

It’s not a White Christmas, it’s a Colorful Christmas

Yes it’s not white, it’s colorful, and it’s wonderful. First Christmas in a place I called ‘my 3rd home’ (1st Kudus, 2nd Jakarta).

Kudus, +/- 12 years ago
Om Agus: Ok Desson, it’s your job to find a Christmas tree for our church…
Desson: What? Christmas tree? (I think I need to snoop and steal from somebody garden)
Ko Pujo: It’s ok, you can get it in public forest, maybe in Muria (a mountain)?
Desson: Puff, I thought I need to ask one by one to ‘sacrifice’ their tree
(Finally, we get it in the forest - with the permission of forest scout)

Jakarta, a year ago
Danny: OK, it’s already November and we need to prepare an organizer for this year Christmas celebration (for youth). I’m act as a coordinator.
Desson: And why my name in the list?
Danny: Coz Yohana want your name in the list…
Desson: And her name in the list?
Danny: Sure…
Desson: Perfect, one more thing, Can you change my section? Consumption section perhaps?
Danny: Not necessary, all ladies there.
Desson: Yes, that’s all I want for Christmas!
(Finally I still in multimedia section…)

Singapore, this year

Saturday, 23 Dec 2006
Last practice for Christmas choir and have some session of drama. Go to Burger King (Orchard, near by Borders book store), to get 2 crown for Solomon and Queen of Sheba. After that we enjoy a set of Christmas Carols in Orchard (in front of Takashimaya). Have a set of photographs, going home (almost 12pm, midnight). Some people still go to Geylang and have a Durian session there…

Sunday, 24 Dec 2006Overslept, came late to the church for last drama practice. But the show runs well -peoples laugh. Just thinking, they laughing the things I said, or laughing me. Hi all, you’re so funny (especially Lufi with her Indian’s gesture). Finally, Christmas service is over, we (whole of church) have a dinner (not lunch?) together. After that, we - the youth – spent 2 hours to discuss where to go for tomorrow (2 hours?). And play several session of 'Polar Bear' or ‘Police and Murder’ or I can say ‘Kill the Innocent'?
(Note: Yes, they kill an innocent people, and that’s me. I’m sad when they doubt my integrity, especially when I try to convince them. I said, ‘I’m innocent, look at my face.’ But they undoubtly doubt my integrity. So sad!)
After that, we (6 of us) have another dinner in Kopitiam Plaza Singapura.

Monday, 25 Dec 2006
First of all, Merry Christmas everyone, God bless you. OK, still overslept (again?), and I visit Fifi and Lufi house in Paya Lebar (Yes, after 2 hours of discussion; east coast, bowling, etc finally we decided to go to Lim Sister’s house…). We eat (thanks Tante Rita), we watch (Open Season), and we play (‘Watch your Hand’, ‘Big Fish-Small Fish’, and 'Kill the Innocent'). From Lim’s house we go to Pang’s house in YCK. In Pang’s house, we have (another) Christmas celebration and Thanksgiving. The last but not least; dinner and sing together (I like it). The 4 jomblo (Me, Samuel, Yanadi, and Bayu), the ladies, Javanese Sinden (uhmmm, I mean Pak Herry), Jazz music (Tante Annete - and Om Paul?), and the grand finale : Ahmad Dhani and Ratu… (uhhhm, it’s should be Yanadi and Pang’s Sisters). Everyone happy, everyone full, and everyone going home.

Thanks everyone for a wonderful Christmas, and thanks for Yanti, Grace, Ade, Lukie, Ali, David, Yohana, Hendra, Aries, and Johan for the SMS. Merry Christmas for you all.

I still waiting for a white Christmas.
(Now I'm stuck in the office)

Where is My Service Pack?

I read somewhere around Nov/Dec last year (now I forgot where, but still remember when) that service pack for Visual Studio (.NET) 2005 is on the way. But now, we are already in the mid November, and still no news.
If you are a VS 2005 user, you maybe aware that changing a control's id will trigger the refactoring job in the solution. After some times (and it's a long time I can say), and a high CPU committed, it's end with... crash. I'm sick about this, it's already too long.
One year already gone, but the 'problem' is still there...where is the service pack?

Update:
The service pack finally released.
After one year, now I consciously authorized Redmond's product to eat my HD's spaces. Hope it's worth...

Have Great Trips, Rich!

Today, my friend Richard Stubbington will start his 8 months journey around the world. We were part of IT team in Baker & McKenzie (my last company). I’m resigned on June, he resigned on October. The reason of resignation is different; I want to earn more money, so I decided to find a job in Singapore. But he earns too much money, so he decided to leave the firm and to go traveling. What a contradiction!

Desson: when u start the journey?
Rich: 15th november going to: Australia, NZ, Singapore, Thailand, China, Sri Lanka, Hong Kong, New York, Chicago, Jamaica, Chile, Argentina, maybe Brazil, Bolivia and Ecuador.
Desson: so many? great...
Rich: yep, going for 8 mths
Desson: and after that 8 mths? back to work to collect your deposits and go again for another trip? :P
Rich: dunno yet, i'lll et you know in 8 months ;)

The fact is he will leaving today. So have good trips my friend, and see you on Feb. Ex-Manila team (Jovie, Rhea, Mike?, Ruben?, Rommel?, etc) already prepare some special welcome to Rich. As the only ex Jakarta team, I must be there (inviting myself :p ).

(Psssst, I just want to know how much money Rich spend for the trips, coz maybe someday I can have my own journey…)