Open source: Just when it seemed “IBM was getting stodgy and provincial in its views on open source,” Matt Asay writes in this post, Big Blue rearranged some borders and aligned with MySQL to resell the database, and then some. “I think this is fantastic news for MySQL, and I believe it will be good for IBM, too.” Another bonus for both IBM and MySQL, of course, is that it could be bad for enemies Microsoft and Oracle. Green IT: California’s Governor Schwarzenegger is threatening to sue the EPA if it doesn’t grant the state the right to implement its own regulations on greenhouse gas emissions — a move that could lead to the state implementing a law calling for 25 percent decrease of carbon dioxide and other gases. Ted Samson writes in Sustainable IT that the law “would no doubt touch other industries — including the state’s high-tech companies, which not only make C02-producing hardware but also spew out large quantities to run their datacenter operations.”Columnist’s corner: Towerstream shows telcos for the carpetbaggers they are and presents a model for escaping their clutches, but neither wireless nor wired bandwidth can really be free, Tom Yager explains. “Internet tiering, the practice of assigning smaller subscribers reduced qualities of service, bugs the hell out of me,” Yager writes. WiMax bypasses the bells. “Telcos, the future of the Internet is way over your head.” The news beat: Microsoft releases the first publicly available beta of Longhorn server, bringing it out of private testing and giving users a first look at new scripting and command line technology. Cybercriminals might be gaming Google AdWords to serve exploits, according to security researcher Roger Thompson. And Gartner analysts warn of IT irrelevance by pointing to four distinct trends the consultancy believes will cause significant disruption in the technology sector. Technology Industry