专访MySQL CEO：无形之手指导开源发展_MySQL
你能想到在现代经济学之父苏格兰哲学家Adam Smith和开源软件发展之间存在什么联系么？在开源数据库厂商MySQL的首席执行官Marten Mickos看来，正是Smith所说的“无形之手”在指导着开源社区的人们不断的追求完善以达到目标，同时也造福于社会。
Mickos看到一只无形的手在今天开源社区的发展中发挥着作用。其中也包括正在争论的GNU公共授权协议（GPLv3）草案的制定，他相信最后会有一个好的结果。MySQL的数据库就是遵循GPL发布的。
Mickos表示，即使甲骨文一年前对InnoDB的收购也不例外。甲骨文对InnoDB的收购被大多数人看作是甲骨文对MySQL的侵略性打击，MySQL在其数据库终捆绑了来自芬兰的InnoDB数据库存储引擎。这逼迫MySQL开放了数据接口，允许用户自行选择不同的数据库存储引擎。
Mickos还讨论了开源业务模型的其他方面，以及MySQL下一步所面临的问题。
问：最近许多开源开发者已经表达了他们对免费软件基金组织和GPLv3的第二个草案的不满。现在一部分人坚持使用GPLv2，而另一部分人则转向GPLv3，对于这种分流现象你感到担心么？
Marten Mickos：假若我们拥有两个GPL，这并不是一件灾难。事实上，GPLv2如此成功，开发者没有看到改变的需要。他们这样说，“如果一个东西还没有破，就不要去修补它”。我同意这个观点。这是一个伟大的领域，但是开发者并不关心。在MySQL，我们目前还没有把精力放在GPL上，而且现在也还不是我们需要采取行动的时候。
问：你如何决定MySQL什么时候需要新的功能，以及什么时候需要依靠开源社区的创新来改变。
Marten Mickos：我们业务的关键问题之一就是知道什么时候该做什么。你必须了解终端用户所想要的功能。我们现在有一千万用户，我们可以根据用户的需要来决定哪些是用户最需要的。
另外，我们要感谢我们产品的早期测试阶段，在这个时候我们可以修正错误。
问：那么开源软件是否比专有商业软件面临的竞争环境更温和一些？
Marten Mickos：错了，并非如此，但是开源软件具有自我治疗的能力。随时都有人会替代你。一年前甲骨文刚刚收购了InnoDB。最后好的东西会留下来。
问：MySQL在2007年面临着什么发展？
Marten Mickos：我们将看到在企业市场具有较大的发展，更多的用户会开始使用MySQL 5.0。开发者需要时间来采用新版的数据库，而且我们将会有更多的合作伙伴。另外我们在图形化用户界面方面正在进行着改进工作，并会使我们的ODBC和JDBC驱动更加完善。
问：关于Falcon有什么最新的消息？该交易数据库引擎是由一月份刚加入MySQL的Jim Starkey开发的么？
Marten Mickos：不仅仅是Jim，还有围绕在他身边的一部分工程师。Falcon不久将推出测试版。
问：MySQL目前在开源数据库市场的统治优势会对MySQL的发展有什么影响么？
Marten Mickos：我有时候会听到员工说，“我们已经很伟大了，我们不需要再工作。”但是，我们的工程师都是非常谦虚的，而且他们会对任何问题都感到不安。这是一个平衡的问题。有时候，我必须对单位员工说，“高兴一下吧，我们拥有一个伟大的产品；”而有些时候则是“我们做的还不够好。”在甲骨文收购InnoDB的时候，最初我们面临的是如何才能应对这个问题，但是现在已经转变成为我们的优势了
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