[debian-mysql] MySQL's future in Debian and Ubuntu

[Björn Boschman]

Hi folks,

Am 07.02.2012 10:50, schrieb Clint Byrum:
> So, here is a suggested plan, given the facts above:
>
> * Upload mariadb 5.3 to Debian experimental, with it providing
> mysql-server, mysql-client, and libmysqlclient-dev.
>
> * For Ubuntu users, upload these packages to a PPA for testing
> applications for compatibility, and rebuild testing.
>
> * If testing goes well, replace mysql-5.5 with mariadb in both Debian
> unstable and Ubuntu precise. If there are reservations about switching
> this late in precise's cycle, ship mysql-5.5 in precise, and push off
> Ubuntu's transition until the next cycle.

unfortunatelly this is what I feared of, but this is how things are going..
after all it's a shame that oracle let mysql die the silent way..

I just have a question regarding mariadb vs. percona server.
Why do we choose mariadb as the default for mysql-server and not percona?
afaik percona is also 100% backward compatible to mysql and it also has 
a new database engine which shall perform quite well?

please don't get this wrong, I do absolutely *NOT* want to start a 
flamewar but I want to ask for technical reasons.


> Thank you for your time and consideration.

No dude. Thank you for all the work you've done!!


Cheer
Bjoern