TEDxVasa 22.09.2017 Michael Widenius - Doing business with Open Source Michael Widenius is the main author of the original version of the open source MySQL database, a founding member of MySQL and is currently involved in open source with its successor MariaDB. Michael Widenius is the main author of the original version of the open source MySQL database, a founding member of the MySQL AB company and is currently CTO of the MariaDB Corporation Ab. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx