MySQL's GitHub repository has seen no commits since September 2025, coinciding with reported Oracle layoffs in the MySQL team. Commit activity has declined yearly since 2019, reaching its lowest point in 2025 since the project began. Industry experts suggest Oracle is focusing on proprietary MySQL versions (Enterprise, Cluster,
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