Proposed F19 Feature: Replace MySQL with MariaDB

[Peter Robinson]

On Tue, Jan 22, 2013 at 3:25 PM, Tom Lane <tgl at redhat.com> wrote:
> Bill Nottingham <notting at redhat.com> writes:
>> Jaroslav Reznik (jreznik at redhat.com) said:
>>> We would like to replace MySQL with MariaDB in early development cycle for
>>> Fedora 19. MySQL will continue to be available for at least one release, but
>>> MariaDB will become the default. Also, we do not intend to support concurrent
>>> installation of both packages on the same machine; pick one or the other.
>
>> What does it mean to replace it as the default if neither is ever installed
>> in a default 'next -> next -> next' installation?
>
> "Default" might not be the exactly correct word here.  The main thing
> I'm expecting would be that the "mysql database" package group would
> actually give you mariadb, as would the anaconda checkbox.

Will it be designed to work with the alternatives infrastructure so
that those that actually want mysql can swap it in/out?

Peter