[Mageia-dev] mysql vs mariadb

Fri Apr 8 17:24:23 CEST 2011

08.04.2011 17:22, Ahmad Samir kirjutas:
+> On 8 April 2011 16:20, Oliver Burger <oliver.bgr at googlemail.com> wrote:
+>> Thierry Vignaud <thierry.vignaud at gmail.com> schrieb am 08.04.2011
+>>> On 8 April 2011 16:05, Ahmad Samir <ahmadsamir3891 at gmail.com> wrote:
+>>>>> So I'd like to ask you, what you think, we should do?
+>>>>> - package mariadb as an alternative for mysql
+>>>>> - package mariadb nd drop mysql or
+>>>>> - stay with mysql and not package mariadb at all at least for
+>>>>> the time being
+>>>>>
+>>>>> By the way, if any of my words reads a bi peculiar, the "a" key
+>>>>> on my keyboard isn't working all the time, so try adding an "a"
+>>>>> while you read it :D
+>>>> About option 2, can't be dropped at the moment, as e.g. Amarok
+>>>> requires it.
+>>> I would expect it to be binary compatible with mysql.
+>> According to its website it "offers drop-in replacement functionality
+>> for MySQL".
+>>
+>> Oliver
+>>
+> What I meant was not to drop mysql until we're sure Amarok
+> builds/works/doesn't-barf with MariaDB.
+>
+Well.. there is also Drizzle: http://drizzle.org/
+
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+Sander
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