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3. Coupelle a sel simple
4. Sel Marin de Guerande, Fin 250g
5. Sel marin de Guerande, Fin 500g
6. Haricots de mer au naturel

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March - Service a sel double

Double salt service dish with handle, made in terracota, painted and vitrified, with motif "Le Paludier" on the front. Perfect for everyday use. Please note that the salt spoons are not included but can be ordered separately.

If Oracle buys MySQL as part of Sun, database customers will pay the bill.

In April 2009, Oracle announced that it had agreed to acquire Sun. Since Sun had acquired MySQL the previous year, this would mean that Oracle, the market leader for closed source databases, would get to own MySQL, the most popular open source database.

If Oracle acquired MySQL on that basis, it would have as much control over MySQL as money can possibly buy over an open source project. In fact, for most open source projects (such as Linux or Apache) there isn't any comparable way for a competitor to buy even one tenth as much influence. But MySQL's success has always depended on the company behind it that develops, sells and promotes it. That company (initially MySQL AB, then Sun) has always owned the important intellectual property rights (IPRs), most notably the trademark, copyright and (so far only for defensive purposes) patents. It has used the IPRs to produce income and has reinvested a large part of those revenues in development, getting not only bigger but also better with time.

If those IPRs fall into the hands of MySQL's primary competitor, then MySQL immediately ceases to be an alternative to Oracle's own high-priced products. So far, customers had the choice to use MySQL in new projects instead of Oracle's products. Some large companies even migrated (switched) from Oracle to MySQL for existing software solutions. And every one could credibly threaten Oracle's salespeople with using MySQL unless a major discount was granted. If Oracle owns MySQL, it will only laugh when customers try this. Getting rid of this problem is easily worth one billion dollars a year to Oracle, if not more. Sign the petition !

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New Products

Petite cuillere a sel £1.75 Small salt scoop, carved in olive wood. Dimensions: L=90mm, W=20mm find out more ...	Bloc FG Oie avec morceaux £24.50 Bloc de Foie Gras d'oie with chunks of goose liver (50%), 200g tin, "La Ferme de Combetenergue", St Genies (Perigord). find out more ...	Coupelle a sel simple £3.50 Single terracota salt dish, painted and glazed, with "Le Paludier" brand logo on the side. Dimensions: D=80mm, H=35mm find out more ...

Sel Marin de Guerande, Fin 250g £2.50 Fine sea salt from Guerande, 250g pouring box, Le Paludier (bretagne). find out more ...	Sel marin de Guerande, Fin 500g £2.30 Fine sea salt from Guerande, 500g bag, Le Paludier, (Bretagne). find out more ...	Haricots de mer au naturel £3.80 Seaweed (Himanthalia Elongata) in water, 458ml jar (200g drained), La Salorge de Guerande (Bretagne) find out more ...