Roger <arelem@bigpond.com> wrote:
On 02/09/12 16:48, James Harper wrote:
So what's the upshot. I'd expect a 'leaked' document soon revealing some internal plan to go closed source, then depending on the level of outcry, a confirmation or retraction.
I agree this is possible. At the moment, it's simply a matter of not providing access to test cases, as I read the original article.
One scenario may be for Mariadb or other db to pre-empt by providing greater ease of installation.
That's generally up to Linux distributions to provide and has been covered in the thread already (including references to Debian packages etc.).
I don't particularly wish to compile code on our server prior to use. Maybe that/whichever db could even use existing tables. I haven't a clue whether this is even possible so apologies if I am off track.
My recollection is that MariaDB are trying to maintain file format compatibility with MySQL as you suggest. Disclaimer: this is based on articles that I've read; I'm not involved in database management systems.