Should MariaDB touch my.cnf in %post?

[Adam Williamson]

On 18/02/13 09:01 PM, Sergei Golubchik wrote:
> Hi, Andrew!
>
> On Feb 18, Andrew Rist wrote:
>> No, it's not crippleware - it's the world's most popular open source
>> database software.
>
> A world's most popular open source database software can be crippleware
> too. Wikipedia defines crippleware as
> "
>    Deliberately limited programs are usually freeware versions of
>    computer programs that lack the most advanced (or even crucial)
>    features of the original program. Limited versions are made available
>    in order to increase the popularity of the full program without giving
>    it away free.  An example of crippleware is a word processor that
>    cannot save or print.  However, crippleware programs can also
>    differentiate between tiers of paying software customers.
>
>    The term "crippleware" is sometimes used to describe software products
>    whose functions have been limited (or "crippled") with the sole
>    purpose of encouraging or requiring the user to pay for those
>    functions (either by paying a one-time fee or an on-going subscription
>    fee).
> "
>
> You can decide for yourself whether MySQL fits this definition or not.
>
>> MySQL Community Edition is available under the GPL license and is
>> supported by a huge and active community of open source developers
>> [1].   Among the many recent improvements are some substantial
>> performance improvements delivered in MySQL 5.6 [2].
>
> A lot of new features - yes, undoubtely.
> Performance improvements - questionable.
> This link shows a very different picture:
> http://blog.mariadb.org/sysbench-oltp-mysql-5-6-vs-mariadb-10-0/

I'm not sure we need Oracle and Maria tossing grenades at each other. I 
think we're all broadly aware of the character of both products and able 
to apply whatever derogatory mental labels we feel appropriate =)
-- 
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