[debian-mysql] Fwd: Bug#565308: RFP: mariadb-server -- MariaDB is a community developed branch of the MySQL database ...

[Philipp Kempgen]

JFYI
I have just filed a RFP for MariaDB.
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=565308


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Betreff: Bug#565308: RFP: mariadb-server -- MariaDB is a community developed branch of the MySQL database that uses the Maria engine by default.
Von: Philipp Kempgen <philipp.kempgen at amooma.de>
An: Debian Bug Tracking System <submit at bugs.debian.org>

Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist


* Package name    : mariadb-server
  Version         : 5.1
  Upstream Author : Michael -Monty- Widenius <>
* URL             : http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: C, C++
  Description     : MariaDB is a community developed branch of the MySQL database that uses the Maria engine by default.

Quoting
http://askmonty.org/wiki/index.php/MariaDB :

===  What is MariaDB?

MariaDB is a community developed branch of the MySQL database that
uses the Maria engine by default.


===  What is the goal of MariaDB?

To provide a community developed, stable, and always Free branch
of MySQL that is, on the user level, compatible with the main
version. We strive for total interoperability with our upstreams
and our own community.

MariaDB will be kept up to date with the latest MySQL release from
the same branch. For example MariaDB 5.1 will be kept up to date
with MySQL 5.1.

We will do a merge from the MySQL branch for every new MySQL
release or when there is some fatal bugfix applied to the main
branch.

We strive to keep our main trees as free from bugs as possible. It
should be reasonably safe to pull from our trees at any time. We
work to provide builds of the main branch and active development
branches every month.