Re: [gentoo-user] MySQL > MariaDB - is it time?

[Matthew Finkel]

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Tanstaafl <tanstaafl@×××××××××××.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I just came across this thread today on the MariaDB discuss list about the
> poor stewardship of Oracle with respect to MySQL (and it references
> Oracle's track record of poor handling of the FLOSS projects it inherited
> when it bought Sun):
>
> https://lists.launchpad.net/**maria-discuss/msg00514.html<https://lists.launchpad.net/maria-discuss/msg00514.html>
>
> In it is discussed - among many other things including lots of good reason
> *why* - the possibility of replacing MySQL with MariaDB in anticipation of
> Oracle's current poor stewardship of MySQL...
>
> My question is - shouldn't gentoo be considering this move as well?
>
>
> I've been seriously considering this for my own servers for some time, and
> after reading this, I think it is time to stop thinking about it and just
> do it, but I'm a bit nervous - ianap, and don't want to shoot myself in the
> foot in the process.
>
> Anyone here ever done the switch want to share their experience?
>
>

It's definitely an interesting dilemma, but one that was expected to happen
eventually. Lucky Gentoo doesn't have to worry about release cycles.
MariaDB is in portage so, in theory, it shouldn't be too difficult for any
of us to make the switch.

- Matt