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Debian MySQL maintainer here. We wanted to maintain both MySQL and MariaDB in Debian stable. However the Debian release team forced the removal of MySQL on the
by rlpb 9y ago
Debian MySQL maintainer here.
We wanted to maintain both MySQL and MariaDB in Debian stable. However the Debian release team forced the removal of MySQL on the basis that MariaDB only would suffice. We disagreed with this but they overruled us.
mysql-server in Debian stable became a transitional package in Debian stable (only; this doesn't affect testing or unstable) in order to make the upgrade work correctly. It does force users with MySQL server to crossgrade to MariaDB server, and does lead to "mysql-server" being a misnomer in Debian stable.
"default-mysql-server" being MariaDB is also misleading, IMHO, but it's the best we could come up with because there isn't any other collective term that covers both MySQL and MariaDB.
We didn't want this, but it was forced upon us by the Debian release team. Sorry for the trouble. As others have said, we did our best to explain this in the release notes.
We continue to maintain both MySQL and MariaDB in Debian unstable, which remains free of this mess.
- ocdtrekkie 9y agoI totally understand the pain of being overruled by bad decisions, and another person here had also indicated a bit earlier that this was the case. If I could still edit the comment, I would revise "burning white hot rage I have for Debian" to "burning white hot rage I have for the Debian release team". Alas I cannot. :(
- rlpb 9y ago> I would revise "burning white hot rage I have for Debian" to "burning white hot rage I have for the Debian release team". Debian, as a project, appointed the release team and granted them the authority to make this decision. Therefore, IMHO, it's perfectly fair to attribute "Debian" to the decision. As long as you understand that it's not the Debian MySQL/MariaDB maintainers :)
- tzs 9y agoI can see what the Debian release team was trying to do...but doesn't Debian also have a legal team? Did the release team consult with the legal team about having a package named "mysql-server" that uses a trademark owned by Oracle and installs software that is a competitor to the Oracle software the trademark refers to? Oracle is litigious. This seems to be deep into "poke the bear" territory.