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Michael Widenius, the original creator of the MySQL database system, has left Sun and is starting his own company that will work on an experimental storage engine. He also intends to open a restaurant that will use database technology to improve the customer experience.
arstechnica [arstechnica.com]
Looks like he is going to focus on the Maria project. Read his blog and Zak's blog regarding this news is quite interesting, especially the culture of their new company. Well, it turns out the rumors [news.cnet.com] were true.