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The author is right that usage is dropping, but that really has no bearing on whether or not it is open source. Technologies get replaced all the time regardles
by dfajgljsldkjag 9mo ago
The author is right that usage is dropping, but that really has no bearing on whether or not it is open source. Technologies get replaced all the time regardless of the license they use.
- gnabgib 9mo agoAuthor is also being careful with the DB-Engines screen shot, usage of MySQL may be dropping, but it's still number two (below Oracle, above MSSQL - which shows the same curve, above Postgres, far above MariaDB and SQLite) https://db-engines.com/en/ranking_trend https://db-engines.com/en/ranking_trend
- graemep 9mo agoThe rankings methodology looks like it will favour MySQL. https://db-engines.com/en/ranking_definition https://db-engines.com/en/ranking_definition Lots of historical mentions. Even the MariaDB website mentions it. Lots of people say "MySQL" generically to include its forks.
- gnabgib 9mo agoYou can see that in this comment thread too. People assuming MariaDB=MySQL (not according to op, arguable)
- tzs 9mo agoThat site is not measuring usage. By usage SQLite would be way above all the others. There are more SQLite deployments in use than all the others combined.