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Which open-source relational database management system did Sun Microsystems acquire in 2008?

  • MySQL

  • PostgreSQL

  • SQLite

  • MariaDB

Answer

Sun Microsystems acquired MySQL, an open-source relational database management system, in 2008 for $1 billion. MySQL is widely used for web applications and is a key component of the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP/Perl/Python) software stack. The acquisition demonstrated Sun's commitment to open-source software.
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