While poking around on the various sites (discussed at length in previous threads) I was left wondering about the MariaDB trademark. I was under the impression this was going to be owned by and managed by the MariaDB Foundation. It seems like it was registered by Monty Program Ab though, and never transferred to or owned by MariaDB Foundation. So, after the acquisition it is now owned by SkySQL.

The SkySQL site's "Trademarks" page definitively confirms this with the text ŤThe "MariaDB" trademark is wholly owned by SkySQL Corporation Ab and is a registered trademark in ...ť.

So, I am left wondering what happened? Was my original understanding incorrect, or was this never properly followed through? While I would hope SkySQL is a good community member and would not do anything bad with the trademark, this does defeat a lot of the original idea with the foundation, by my understanding, and leaves a single commercial entity in more or less full control of MariaDB's future.

Can anyone provide some insight?

Regards,

Jeremy