Comments on: “It’s Not Dead, It’s Just Resting!” a.k.a., MySQL, Ethics and Death http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death News and views from Pythian DBAs Thu, 4 Dec 2008 23:50:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Alex Gorbachev http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-234991 Alex Gorbachev Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:46:54 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-234991 <i>"Putting together a build or a tarball is not a trivial task for a piece of sofware as big and complex as MySQL has become."</i> One the most attractive sides of MySQL for me was always simplicity. Looks like it becomes less relevant these days which is rather unfortunate, IMHO. “Putting together a build or a tarball is not a trivial task for a piece of sofware as big and complex as MySQL has become.”

One the most attractive sides of MySQL for me was always simplicity. Looks like it becomes less relevant these days which is rather unfortunate, IMHO.

]]> By: Steve http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-234804 Steve Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:50:06 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-234804 It is not "only GPL if your application is open source." That is simply not correct. Read the license, ask a lawyer. There is no such provision. It is not “only GPL if your application is open source.” That is simply not correct. Read the license, ask a lawyer. There is no such provision.

]]> By: Gerry http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-233926 Gerry Fri, 11 Jul 2008 00:12:58 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-233926 Since I used to work for MySQL, I have my own opinion. I didn't work in the Engineering department, but the question of the frequency of Community releases was a subject of occasional conversations where I expressed my opinion. The way I see it, it is a question of resources. Putting together a build or a tarball is not a trivial task for a piece of sofware as big and complex as MySQL has become. The package of source files has to be consistent with the patches and improvements that have been made since the previous publications, a task that takes some time to do. Since the same team prepares the Enterprise and beta releases, under the pressure to release 5.1, is likely to be overwhelmed and the Community releases are not done.  Where I believe Sun can help is providing the necessary resources to have at least one person dedicated to mantain and build the Community version and dedicate whatever free time this person might have, to help on the other tasks ... not the other way around (the regular build team wait for available time to prepare the Community releases). My $.02 Since I used to work for MySQL, I have my own opinion. I didn’t work in the Engineering department, but the question of the frequency of Community releases was a subject of occasional conversations where I expressed my opinion. The way I see it, it is a question of resources. Putting together a build or a tarball is not a trivial task for a piece of sofware as big and complex as MySQL has become. The package of source files has to be consistent with the patches and improvements that have been made since the previous publications, a task that takes some time to do. Since the same team prepares the Enterprise and beta releases, under the pressure to release 5.1, is likely to be overwhelmed and the Community releases are not done.  Where I believe Sun can help is providing the necessary resources to have at least one person dedicated to mantain and build the Community version and dedicate whatever free time this person might have, to help on the other tasks … not the other way around (the regular build team wait for available time to prepare the Community releases). My $.02

]]> By: Sheeri Cabral http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-233599 Sheeri Cabral Thu, 10 Jul 2008 13:25:35 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-233599 I appreciate the clarifications; I'm interested in how folks feel about the rest of the article and the points made. I appreciate the clarifications; I’m interested in how folks feel about the rest of the article and the points made.

]]> By: Ingrid Voigt http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-233332 Ingrid Voigt Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:51:46 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-233332 It's only GPL if your application is open source. Otherwise, you need at least the cheapest commercial license (which, incidentally, comes with a bit of support). It’s only GPL if your application is open source. Otherwise, you need at least the cheapest commercial license (which, incidentally, comes with a bit of support).

]]> By: Arjen Lentz http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-233147 Arjen Lentz Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:35:50 +0000 http://www.pythian.com/blogs/1108/its-not-dead-its-just-resting-aka-mysql-ethics-and-death#comment-233147 License? It's all GPL. You mean support subscription (which entitles you to the Enterprise builds directly rather than having to go via mirror.provenscaling.com) It's definitely not about licensing! License? It’s all GPL.
You mean support subscription (which entitles you to the Enterprise builds directly rather than having to go via mirror.provenscaling.com)
It’s definitely not about licensing!

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