Proposed F19 Feature: Replace MySQL with MariaDB

[Rahul Sundaram]

Hi

>
> But the fact that the packages conflict should stand in the way.
>

We don't have any guidelines that forbids it.


> I don't see how having 2 packages which are drop-in replacements of each
> other and ship conflicting files (requiring the packages to Conflict with
> each other at RPM level) is helpful in any way. We already have too many
> Conflicts in the repository.
>

Do you have a proposal to solve it other than excluding all possible
alternative implementations? If so, you should post it and let FPC vote on
it.

Rahul
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