IBM Hints At Open-Source DB2IBM Hints At Open-Source DB2
<a href="http://news.cnet.com/IBM-may-open-source-DB2/2100-7344_3-6241694.html">CNET News</a>
June 16, 2008

IBM's DB2 relational database software, which this month turned 25, may be going open source -- at some point."We have a light version of the product offered for free, which is a step towards exposing our core (DB2) technology," said Chris Livesey, IBM's U.K. director of information management software. "Looking at IBM's heritage in contributing to the open-source market, we've been particularly keen to lead that market."
That said, IBM has no immediate plans to offer up DB2 code. For now it's concentrating on improving the interaction capabilities between DB2 and business intelligence products so queries can be centrally managed. Interestingly, the DB2 news comes a few days after Big Blue execs sent a memo to the company's technical staff, urging them to start conforming to open standards.CNET News
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