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Reports from the MySQL Users Conference

Posted by Zonk on from the dolphin-party dept.

Eh-Wire writes "OnLamp is reporting on the MySQL Users Conference that is currently underway. Among the highlights are the announcement that the code for MySQL 5.0 is now complete. Axmark and Widenius suggest that squashing bugs is the key behind the success of MySQL. Michael Tiemann from Red Hat and the OSI delivered a keynote on "Defining Open Source". He suggests that Microsoft's "shared source license" has been a complete failure at the design level."

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  1. MySQL's New Slogan by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "We're catchin' up!"

  2. Squashing Bugs Good? by mwkaufman · · Score: 5, Funny

    Who knew? Maybe Microsoft should follow this brilliant business plan.

  3. Objection, redundant by Tackhead · · Score: 5, Funny
    > Microsoft's "shared source license" has been a complete failure at the design level.

    Due to the rising cost of energy, ink, and/or toner, we urge all authors to reduce their word count wherever possible. For instance, the string ('s "shared source license") in the preceding article is redundant and may be eliminated.

    Thank you for your co-operation.
    - The Management

  4. People give MySQL too much crap... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Really, it sort of annoys me. We use MySQL in a live, production environment. We have tables with close to five billion rows in them. MySQL has only given us a problem once. A table was mysteriously corrupted about two years ago. The fix? I opened up a HEX editor and repaired the damage. Restarted MySQL, ran some checks with the included tools, and we were all done. Quicker than pulling tapes, let me tell you.

    I am really tired of all the hate around here. Every other comment is "If you're serious you will use Postgres because it has feature x, y, and z which make it a better product and you will suffer the consequences if you use MySQL because it's a bad thing for bad people because they don't like penguins and hot grits and bacon shit!"

    Actually, it's not that bad... but it's damn near.

    1. Re:People give MySQL too much crap... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

      When the number of items on the "gotchas" list for MySQL (http://sql-info.de/mysql/gotchas.html) is less than or equal to the same list for PostgreSQL (http://sql-info.de/postgresql/postgres-gotchas.ht ml) I'll consider using MySQL.