I agree 100%. Even though I'm a huge fan of PostgreSQL*,* if the standard database has been MySQL, then the next release must stay MySQL or something that's a drop-in replacement of (e.g. MariaDB).
After all, those using PostgreSQL are skillful enough to know how to install PostgreSQL when they need it ;-) Rgds, On Feb 17, 2012 1:44 AM, "Fabio T. Leitao" <fabio.tlei...@gmail.com> wrote: > Great stuff, > > What ever the choice, even if it is to keep MySQL alone, lets remember > MySQL will not be dropped ! Any one would still be able to install the > Oracle GA if they wanted to (from some repository, probably partner, or > even main) > > If indeed there is a replacement, I can only talk about what I have > experienced firsthand... it mus have ALL THE SAME COMMANDS AND PARAMETERS > AND DB ENGINES so that every init.d, upstart and shell scripts must work > unware of the change, even the DBA might not be aware of the change unless > he types a $ mysql --version > > MariaDB has met those criteria for me. > > Other DB engines are welcome frosting in the cake. :) > > Yet, at the same time, it MUST BE VERY CLEARLY DOCUMENTED the change > itself, the underlying reazon to do so, the possible good and bad impact > (such as know issues)... it could even explain the alternatives, between > other DBs in the MySQL environment, including the "official" Oracle MySQL > or even PG. > > And I am sorry to all PG users, I know its an excelent DB, but no one but > who is not already a PostgreSQL user even consider it as an alternative. > > Apple has changed its embended DB from MySQL to PG in the MacOSX Server > when Oracle has purchased SUN. Anyone could still choose to manually > install MySQL (or any other), but it has a caused major issues in their > user base and crippled several programs that were already pretty stable in > the previous release. Not the change of flavors (to PG) but the buggy > implementation of the change and the fact that it was so poorly documented. > > Lets try not to repeat their mistakes here. > > > 2012/2/16 Colin Charles <co...@montyprogram.com> > >> Hi! >> >> On 16 Feb 2012, at 17:24, Henrik Ingo wrote: >> >> > Clearly I was unclear in my previous email. The 2 year support is not >> > true for any of the alternatives. MySQL gives 5 years (and more for >> > customers that pay), Percona trails MySQL so they also end up doing 5 >> > years (and more for paying customers). MariaDB also does 5, >> > apparently. >> >> Oracle supports MySQL for 5 years from date of release commercially. >> There is supposedly only two GA releases supported at any one given time >> (in active support for community use). Of course we have no idea if this is >> true yet or not since 5.1 and 5.5 are still supported. We will know >> "firmly" what their plans are when 5.6 is released. Will it then be that >> 5.1 will drop from active GA support? I have no idea (as I don't work for >> Oracle). Only time can/will tell >> >> -- >> Colin Charles, http://bytebot.net/blog/ | twitter: @bytebot | skype: >> colincharles >> MariaDB: Community developed. Feature enhanced. Backward compatible. >> Download it at: http://www.mariadb.org/ >> Open MariaDB/MySQL documentation at the Knowledgebase: >> http://kb.askmonty.org/ >> >> > > > -- > Fábio Leitão > ..-. .- -... .. --- .-.. . .. - .- --- ...-.- > > > -- > ubuntu-server mailing list > ubuntu-ser...@lists.ubuntu.com > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-server > More info: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam >
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