David Axmark is one of the founders of MySQL AB

MySQL AB

MySQL AB was a software company. MySQL AB is the creator of MySQL, a relational database management system, as well as related products such as MySQL Cluster...

 and a developer of the free

Free software

Free software, software libre or libre software is software that can be used, studied, and modified without restriction, and which can be copied and redistributed in modified or unmodified form either without restriction, or with restrictions that only ensure that further recipients can also do...

 database server, MySQL

MySQL

MySQL officially, but also commonly "My Sequel") is a relational database management system that runs as a server providing multi-user access to a number of databases. It is named after developer Michael Widenius' daughter, My...

. He has been involved with MySQL development from its beginning along with the fellow co-founder Michael Widenius

Michael Widenius

Ulf Michael Widenius , born 3 March 1962, in Helsinki, Finland, is the main author of the original version of the open-source MySQL database and a founding member of the MySQL AB company....

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David has been involved with free software since 1980 and has said he is committed to developing a successful business model

Business model

A business model describes the rationale of how an organization creates, delivers, and captures value...

using free open source software. During early 2010 David made a Series A financing for OrangeHRM, "The World's Most Popular Open Source Human Resource Management Software."
David is a director at OrangeHRM.

External links

• From Visions to Reality - an interview with David Axmark
• http://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/orangehrm-closes-on-series-a-financing-147085.php