[debian-mysql] MySQL latest

[Clint Byrum]

Hello. The security and release teams decided that they do not want
MySQL in the next stable release of Debian due to Oracle's security
disclosure policies. So when the next stable release is cut, you can
backport 5.7 from unstable, where Oracle and Canonical engineers are
keeping it maintained (at which point you're on your own for security
updates) or switch to MariaDB.

Excerpts from Dr Paul Adamthwaite's message of 2017-04-04 18:18:52 -0400:
> Might I ask you to tell me which is the "latest" version of MySQL server 
> that could or should be used? Debian packages show both mysql-server 
> (5.5.54-0+deb8u1) and mysql-server (5.7.17-1), the latter as "unstable."
> 
> Your Debian "derivative" Ubuntu uses the latter (recommendation from 
> Oracle?), yet stable Debian appears to hesitate. 5.7 may be a little 
> stricter (I'm not sure whether all aspects are security related) but we 
> have found it to be more efficient (CPU cycles) if necessary upgrades to 
> older db's can be effected.
> 
> My concern is that Mariadb may be the ineluctable alternative, and I am 
> reluctant to to even have to consider major changes to several hundred 
> servers.
> 
> Thanks -- Paul
>