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When we first started to worry about mysql, we looked at the alternatives and chose Percona. However, if this is in the base repo...
by lotsofcows 13y ago
When we first started to worry about mysql, we looked at the alternatives and chose Percona. However, if this is in the base repo...
- dredmorbius 13y agoPercona are part of the MariaDB foundation, though so far they still seem to be based off of Oracle's MySQL sources. Red Hat's announcement wasn't much of a surprise (Fedora had adopted MariaDB some time ago, as has most of the rest of the known universe). A lot of enterprises rely on Percona for support and consulting, however, and should they make a switch, that's likely lights-out for MySQL. Though there's a low probability Oracle would consider transferring the name to a community foundation outside its control (the codebase really doesn't matter as it's GPLd) and the name could continue forward. It's a pretty powerful message of how branding isn't the end-all in Free Software.
- easy_rider 13y agoI also looked at percorna before even knowing about MariaDB. I ended up picking MariaDB because it solved more of the issues that I currently had in a codebase that I simply did not get the resources for to get refactored in a way. Also in comparison to Pecorna, you also get Aria, which aims to be a transactional/non-transactional replacement for MyISAM. Can't wait for that moment :)
- druiid 13y agoBasically we have chosen Percona to by our MySQL 'base'. Essentially even if they switch to MariaDB as the core I can expect a seamless transition and support to back it up if needed. Essentially if the crap ever truly hits the fan with Percona solutions they can charge us for some hours. If the same happens with MariaDB it's pretty much 'me'.