tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post5193198196876185897..comments2023-10-21T05:48:53.947-07:00Comments on Windows Skills: MySQL no longer providing Windows binaries for freewskillshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156325531309299911noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-12422978522645844712008-11-10T08:16:00.000-08:002008-11-10T08:16:00.000-08:00Well written article.Well written article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-55561722773238321192007-02-01T05:42:00.000-08:002007-02-01T05:42:00.000-08:00I can tell you from 7 years of running both mysql ...I can tell you from 7 years of running both mysql and postgresql that it all looks good until you try running 24/7 in a production environment. Postgresql in my opinion take way too much baby sitting to keep in operation. It needs constant table vacuuming to keep running efficiently, vacuum operations often fail and place exclusive locks on the tables while it is occurring. <br /><br />As for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-74364430124709457852007-01-17T04:11:00.000-08:002007-01-17T04:11:00.000-08:00jmc:: What exactly makes you feel uneasy about the...<b>jmc:</b>: What exactly makes you feel uneasy about the GPL, which is probably <b>the</b> true FLOSS license? In fact, MySQL AB actually <i>expands</i> the GPL to be compatible with a number of other OSS licenses, which usually are incompatible with the GPL. Check the <a href="http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/foss-exception.html">FLOSS</a> exception at the web site.<br /><br /><b>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-41634604849977931102007-01-16T11:04:00.000-08:002007-01-16T11:04:00.000-08:00It seems to me that if MySQL doesn't want the web ...It seems to me that if MySQL doesn't want the web traffic, that this is a service the community will be able to fairly easily provide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-32757882319692364302007-01-16T10:59:00.000-08:002007-01-16T10:59:00.000-08:00They probably did it because having a universal wi...They probably did it because having a universal windows binary could leave much to be desired. Instead of ranting, you could have just spent the 10 minutes it takes to learn how to compile it and end up with a nicer binary in the end. You may even learn something to boot. Quit complaining, its still free!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-43677484287153316522007-01-16T10:57:00.000-08:002007-01-16T10:57:00.000-08:00I guess that is one reason to switch to PostgreSQL...I guess that is one reason to switch to PostgreSQL... and although MySQL has done a lot of good stuff in their 5.x releases, PostgreSQL is still the technically superior product. That would be my main reason to switch over. ;pAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-57359398754509511522007-01-16T10:38:00.000-08:002007-01-16T10:38:00.000-08:00I wasn't sure either, but this page says it loud a...<b>I wasn't sure either, but this page says it loud and clear</b> : http://www.planetmysql.org/kaj/?p=83wskillshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17156325531309299911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-50459629919689173912007-01-16T10:32:00.000-08:002007-01-16T10:32:00.000-08:00I'm not so sure about this. The download page stat...I'm not so sure about this. The <a href="http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html#downloads">download page</a> states:<br /><br />[...] While every bug fix that has been applied to the Enterprise Server will also be available in the subsequent Community Server release, <i>there will be source-only releases <b>in between full</b> (source and binary) Community builds</i>. So while the latest JWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03762430557002975458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3772209864682191925.post-55433696859885849242007-01-16T09:55:00.000-08:002007-01-16T09:55:00.000-08:00MySQL's licensing has always made me uneasy. I've ...MySQL's licensing has always made me uneasy. I've never understood why so many open source developers choose it over PostgreSQL. It's a much nicer database and it actually is FLOSS. Up yours MySQL!Jeremy Cantrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13996385181069408901noreply@blogger.com