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On 03/12/2012 10:07 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:aragonx@dcsnow.com">aragonx@dcsnow.com</a> wrote:
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cite="mid:8254b7f2dcde6eebd03e37ae03cd730b.squirrel@www.dcsnow.com"
type="cite">Hello all,<br>
<br>
I did a little searching but didn't come up with
anything. I'm using Fedora 16 and am about to start doing some
database work on some databases that were built in Mysql 5 (I
think). I know there have been some forks since Sun then Oracle
took
over the project. Is Mysql still the "standard" or has one
of the forks taken over?<br>
<br>
I know Mysql is still there and can be
installed but it might be a good idea to move where everyone else
is
moving for compatibility. That is if people are moving at all.<br>
<br>
Thanks.<br>
<br>
---<br>
Will Y.<br>
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The original author of mysql has created mariaDB <a
href="http://mariadb.org/">http://mariadb.org/</a> which I believe
is claimed to maintain compatability with mysql. Some linux distros
are considering offering alternative packages. PostGreSQL <a
href="http://www.postgresql.org/">http://www.postgresql.org/</a>
is also quite popular and has its advantages and disadvantages over
mysql. While a subset of PostgreSQL and Mysql are compatible, both
have extensions that are not. If your looking for something more
compatible with mysql, then I think mariadb is what you want.<br>
<br>
SQLite <a href="http://www.sqlite.org">http://www.sqlite.org</a> is
also popular for certain purposes.<br>
<br>
Nataraj<br>
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