when Oracle bought out MySQL and the creator forked it and made MariaDB Not quit...

throwaway2037 on Aug 29, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: Amazon acquires Fig

    when Oracle bought out MySQL and the creator forked it and made MariaDB

Not quite.

Wiki tells me: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MySQL#History

Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL AB (the company) in 2008.

Oracle acquired Sun Microsystems in 2010.

    The day Oracle announced the purchase of Sun, Michael "Monty" Widenius forked MySQL, launching MariaDB, and took a swath of MySQL developers with him.

giancarlostoro on Aug 29, 2023 [–]

Correct, I just kinda lumped it all together, apologies on the mix up. I rather miss when Sun was not owned by Oracle.