No more mySQL?

#1

Post by mTh » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 9:22 AM UTC

No more mySQL?
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Re: No more mySQL?

#2

Post by tzury » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 9:37 AM UTC

sounds bad. but not surprising.

Re: No more mySQL?

#3

Post by mglukhovsky » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 9:48 AM UTC

Using Google might have helped. The feature set for 6.0 is being pushed into 5.x, and a new release development cycle is being put in place as part of 5.4.

Basically, the development cycle is being restructured to pushing out milestone releases every 3-6 months. There's more information on the new 5.4 development cycle at MySQL Forge (http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Development_Cycle).

Here's some more background about the switch in an article written two weeks ago in SD Times: http://www.sdtimes.com/link/33838

Re: No more mySQL?

#4

Post by profquail » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 9:56 AM UTC

So if MySQL disappears (at least, stops having new releases), what does it mean for RethinkDB? (Their software is a drop-in storage engine for MySQL).

Re: No more mySQL?

#5

Post by coffeemug » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 9:58 AM UTC

profquail wrote: post #4

So if MySQL disappears (at least, stops having new releases), what does it mean for RethinkDB? (Their software is a drop-in storage engine for MySQL).

How could GPL software disappear?

Re: No more mySQL?

#6

Post by InclinedPlane » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 10:14 AM UTC

mglukhovsky wrote: post #3

Using Google might have helped. The feature set for 6.0 is being pushed into 5.x, and a new release development cycle is being put in place as part of 5.4. Basically, the development cycle is being restructured to pushing out milestone releases every 3-6 months. There's more information on the new 5.4 development cycle at MySQL Forge ( http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/Development_Cycle ). Here's some more background about…

Oh hai, facts.

Who cares about facts? We're trying to have an irrational freak-out over unfounded speculation here and you're not helping!

Here, I'll compensate: I heard that Apple is releasing a 10" netbook using Intel's X-25M SSD and an OLED screen. That ought to fix things.

Re: No more mySQL?

#7

Post by forensic » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 10:19 AM UTC

coffeemug wrote: post #5

profquail wrote: post #4

So if MySQL disappears (at least, stops having new releases), what does it mean for RethinkDB? (Their software is a drop-in storage engine for MySQL).

How could GPL software disappear?

Act of Congress

Re: No more mySQL?

#8

Post by pyman » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 10:27 AM UTC

coffeemug wrote: post #5

profquail wrote: post #4

So if MySQL disappears (at least, stops having new releases), what does it mean for RethinkDB? (Their software is a drop-in storage engine for MySQL).

How could GPL software disappear?

Who wrote that clearly doesn't have a clue of what's going on.

Drizzle is a fork of MySQL 6.0!

You cannot buy open-source software, only the people building it.

Re: No more mySQL?

#9

Post by ErrantX » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 10:32 AM UTC

coffeemug wrote: post #5

profquail wrote: post #4

So if MySQL disappears (at least, stops having new releases), what does it mean for RethinkDB? (Their software is a drop-in storage engine for MySQL).

How could GPL software disappear?

future versions / developments could disappear (or be licensed as closed source).

I imagine that is what is meant.

Re: No more mySQL?

#10

Post by ErrantX » Thu, Oct 29, 2009, 10:33 AM UTC

Just a question: was anyone else able to understand/read the last few paragraphs. It seemed to descend somewhat into gibberish (or rather a bazillion comma's appeared out of nowhere).