Good news for MySQL fans (like me). MySQL founder Monty Widenius and Peter Zaitsev announced the formation of the...

Open Database Alliance

Its stated purpose is to be:

...a vendor-neutral consortium designed to become the industry hub for the MySQL open source database, including MySQL and derivative code, binaries, training, support, and other enhancements for the MySQL community and partner ecosystem. The Open Database Alliance will comprise a collection of companies working together to provide the software, support and services for MariaDB, an enterprise-grade, community-developed branch of MySQL.