Hi. Being a sysadmin with a lot of experience on database servers I thought I would share my experience on this case.
I'm using mariadb as a MySQL replacement on a few servers using a custom package[1] that uses standard mysql paths and configurations. I've had a few inconsistencies with mysql in certain cases. MariaDB seemed to be afflicted by old bugs that were fixed on MySQL. On the other hand I never had a problem using percona-server [2], even though it took me a while to tweak the package to be a functional replacement. Obviously the tipycal environments in which I deployed this servers do not cover all possible situations. For instance, I don't know if they play nicely with kde (amarok uses an embedded mysql server, akonadi spawns a mysql server to store its data). [1] https://github.com/mtorromeo/archlinux-packages/tree/master/mariadb-mysql-replacement [2] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=40803 On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Sven-Hendrik Haase <s...@lutzhaase.com> wrote: > On 09/28/2011 09:07 AM, Sven-Hendrik Haase wrote: >> "Ángel Velásquez" <an...@archlinux.org> wrote: >> >> 2011/9/28 Sven-Hendrik Haase <s...@lutzhaase.com>: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Due to Oracle's recent and absolutely unforeseeable new plans with MySQL, I >>> thought it might be a good opportunity to put mariadb into community for >>> those that depend on MySQL. Mariadb is designed to be a drop-in replacement >>> for MySQL and as such I wondered whether it would make sense if mariadb >>> replaced MySQL. Mariadb also conflicts with MySQL files which at least >>> necessitates installing them to an alternative path. >>> >>> I'm willing to maintain mariadb in community. >>> >>> I'd like opinions on this. >> I agree even bringing other forks of mysql to community, my unique >> concern is, how qualified do you feel to maintain them? I hope you're >> not bringing mariadb just because oracle, else because you feel a >> master (relatively speaking) with mariadb. >> >> That said, if you feel you're qualified, i don't have any concern to >> have mariadb in community under your responsability. >> >> >>> -- Sven-Hendrik >>> >> >> > My android K-9 mail fails at proper quoting. >
