Although Oracle Corporation and/or its affiliates own all
      copyrights in the MySQL server and the
      MySQL manual, we wish to recognize the
      following companies, which helped us finance the development of
      the MySQL server, such as by paying us for
      developing a new feature or giving us hardware for development of
      the MySQL server.
    
VA Linux / Andover.net
Funded replication.
NuSphere
Editing of the MySQL manual.
Stork Design studio
The MySQL Web site in use between 1998-2000.
Intel
Contributed to development on Windows and Linux platforms.
Compaq
Contributed to Development on Linux/Alpha.
SWSoft
Development on the embedded mysqld version.
FutureQuest
The
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