mysql replacement?

[Olav Vitters]

On Tue, Mar 13, 2012 at 02:04:07AM -0700, Nataraj wrote:
> The original author of mysql has created mariaDB http://mariadb.org/
> which I believe is claimed to maintain compatability with mysql.  Some
> linux distros are considering offering alternative packages.  PostGreSQL

Adding to above: Mageia distribution actually switched to MariaDB,
obsoleting any mysql database. Meaning: it automatically switches from
MySQL to MariaDB without needing to do anything.

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Regards,
Olav