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European Concerns AboutOracle Acquiring Sun's MySQL
Florian Mueller 
EU Policy StrategistAdviser to Monty Program Ab(a company founded by MySQL's creator)
Press conference in Silicon Valley 10/26Analyst briefing in New York City 10/27
 
 
Florian Mueller BackgroundPart I
1985 (age 15): articles for computer magazines
1986 (age 16): youngest computer book author 
1987-1998: consultant and representative
focus on licensing and distribution partnershipsbetween Californian and European companies
Berkeley Softworks → GeoWorks (traded as GWRX;„outperformed every other geographic market incl US“)
Knowledge Adventure (Bill Gross, Steven Spielberg)
Davidson & Associates (traded as DAVD), acqu by CUC
Blizzard Entertainment: Warcraft II became #1 inGermany, first time for Blizzard to top a sell-thru ranking
 
 
Florian Mueller BackgroundPart II
1996-2000: founded, managed and sold startup
2001-2008: MySQL
First meeting (March 2001) in co-founder's kitchen
2001-2004: Adviser (on strategy matters) to the CEO
From 2004 on: Shareholder 
2004-2006: patent policy campaigns consistentlysupported by MySQL (and additional sponsors)
Multiple awards and nominations to rankings(Economist/European Voice; Managing IP; CNET etc.)
2007: Real Madrid CF, EU competition policy
Often interrupted: own development project
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