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I agree. The MySQL -> MariaDB stuff is bonkers. I would like to read the discussion of it on the lists but can't be bothered to look for it.
by liveoneggs 9y ago
I agree. The MySQL -> MariaDB stuff is bonkers. I would like to read the discussion of it on the lists but can't be bothered to look for it.
- RealSpamapS 9y agoIt was a multi-year effort including us asking specifically for the policy to be spelled out at why there could be only one. IMO the Debian security team wrote a policy specifically to target Oracle in this specific instance, as a result. Digging it out is painful, as it all happened back in 2016, but you can start here: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=793316 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=793316
- liveoneggs 9y agoI also hold the opinion that MariaDB's failure to simply rename key "mysql" files/dirs to "mariadb" was intentionally confusing and an effort to steal market share. Percona has been a much better citizen with its fork.