On Jun 1, 2016, at 14:22, Rob Landry <41001...@interpring.com> wrote:
> I think MariaDB got forked because someone suspected Oracle would take MySQL
> and make it closed source, as they did with OpenSolaris.
I’m sure. However, doing so ‘preemptively’ as it were strikes me as being a
bit rash (not to say paranoid). It’s not like such a change is something that
could be pushed into the distribution channels overnight. Remember, all
previous versions would retain the original dual GPL/Commercial licensing
terms. There’d be ample time to do a fork if-and-when such a move actually
occurred.
> ...and here I am thinking SQL is SQL. I'm really surprised someone would
> alter the behavior of MySQL from one version to the next such that currently
> deployed applications break. That strikes me as unwise, unless Oracle's goal
> is to drive people away from MySQL.
You can actually make a pretty good argument that the changes bring MySQL more
into line with the ANSI SQL standard. The old behavior strikes me as being
distinctly ‘hackish’.
Cheers!
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