Peter Brawley
peter.brawley at earthlink.net
Thu Feb 7 20:50:23 CST 2013
On 2013-02-07 8:30 PM, Hans-Christian Andersen wrote: > It's hasn't quite yet, but spread the word. These things take time. :) MariaDB hasn't supplanted MySQL. To do that, Monty would have to persuade a few million hosting providers to install & support it. If Oracle continues squeezing the open source MySQL edition, though, it may start to happen. PB ----- > > - Hans > > > On 2013-02-07, at 5:17 PM, "Jim Lawrence" <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote: > >> Hi Stuart: >> >> I thought I recognized your voice. :-) >> >> I was not aware that MariaDB had supplanted MySQL but I am pleased to hear >> it. >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart McLachlan >> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 2:05 PM >> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Relational v NoSQL >> >> You'repreaching to the choir here. :-) >> >> Are you aware of an WAMP/XAMP style packages with MariaDB in place of MySQL? >> >> -- >> Stuart >> >> On 7 Feb 2013 at 8:24, Jim Lawrence wrote: >> >>> Hi Stuart: >>> >>> The one thing that could stop any adoption of the new MySQL is Oracle. >>> >>> "...Since taking control of MySQL, Oracle has jacked up its support prices >>> and switched to an "open core" model, in which the basic version of the >>> database is available for free, but extensions aimed at enterprise >> customers >>> are proprietary, closed source, and cost a pretty penny..." >>> >>> If the product development, under Oracle, runs true to form few Startup >>> development companies, if any will be following changes in MySQL as they >>> will be moving towards more reliable products or even forks like MariaDB, >>> for example. >>> >>> Many (Most) of the major players in the computer industry today, got their >>> start with database products like MySQL. If MySQL was not OSS with a GPL >>> type license we might have not had FaceBook or Amazon or EBay, today. >>> >>> If Oracle follows true to form it will not be long before MySQL will no >>> longer be used in the leading edge development market and MySQL will >> follow >>> the route of other over priced products like DBase, FoxPro, Clipper, >>> DataFlex, Paradox, etc, into history. >>> >>> Jim >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com >>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Stuart >> McLachlan >>> Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2013 3:37 AM >>> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues >>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Relational v NoSQL >>> >>> NoSQL? Memcache? >>> >>> You could try the new mySQL: >>> >>> "In addition, MySQL 5.6 allows NoSQL-style access to InnoDB data via the >>> Memcached API. >>> This means developers can use any of the many existing Memcached clients >> and >>> libraries to >>> bypass the overhead of query parsing, and grab data as simple key-value >>> pairs, resulting in >>> as much as a 9x performance improvement for SET/INSERT operations." >>> >>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/02/06/oracle_mysql_56_vs_mariadb/ >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> dba-Tech mailing list >>> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >>> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >>> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> dba-Tech mailing list >> dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com >> http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech >> Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com > _______________________________________________ > dba-Tech mailing list > dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com > http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech > Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com >