Open Source MariaDB, the MySQL fork to replace MySQL?
- by Jenson
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Frankly speaking, I’ve been out
of touch with the Open source world for quite some time. Until recently, after
I’ve joined the new government agency, I managed to do some research while
given time to learn new technologies and languages.
I started reading tech blogs and
tech news again (since I’m not as busy as before where I need to rush for
project deadlines in and out), and I spotted this MariaDB that really attracts
my attention, this is the link to ZDNet article - http://www.zdnet.com/open-source-mariadb-a-mysql-fork-challenges-oracle-7000008311/
Open-Source MariaDB, a MySQL fork, challenges Oracle
Yes, you’re right, MariaDB is a
MySQL fork, and as mentioned in the article, MariaDB is run by the founder of
MySQL, Michael ‘Monty’ Widenius, and he claims MariaDB is faster, more secure
and has more features than MySQL. I’m actually very excited to know that the
code is maintained by the same dedicated core team of MySQL in the past 18
years. They even bother to form a foundation, the MariaDB Foundation, to
promote MariaDB.
Already, there’s a lot of open
source software officially supporting MariaDB, such as Drupal, Jelastic – Java in the cloud, Kajona,
MediaWiki, phpMyAdmin, Plone, SaltOs, WordPress, and Zend Framework. But the
hosting service provider might not be readily supporting MariaDB in their
hosting solution.
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Time will tell whether MariaDB
would be the real replacement for MySQL, I’m sorry I don’t think I should use
alternative here ;-)
For more information, please
visit MariaDB official site.
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