'This is a step in the right direction': Oracle set to open up MySQL - but will it be everything developers…
- Oracle admitted it needed a new approach back in February
- Now, the company has a new community-focused approach to MySQL
- Community roles and steering committee will ensure maximum quality
Oracle's VP of External Standards & Community Engagement, Heather VanCura, has revealed in a blog post the company's "next phase" of MySQL community engagement as it seeks to the open-source database project more transparent and collaborative.
The update comes after community criticism over Oracle's leadership of the project, and the company has finally responded with new governance frameworks.
In February 2026, Community Manager Frederic Descamps admitted the project was letting down community members. Descamps promised a "decisive" and "reinvigorated" approach.
Oracle announces "next phase" of MySQL
VanCura clearly acknowledged the role that community members have played in MySQL over the past three decades, referencing the need for visibility and deeper participation.
Under the new plans, Contributors can participate through code submissions,...
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