Re: [debian-mysql] MySQL in Jessie
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:55:15PM +0200, Bjoern Boschman wrote:
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> moin,
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> to sum things up:
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> * mariadb-5.5 within testing
> * mariadb-10.0 within experimental
> * mysql-5.5 within testing
> * mysql-5.6 within experimental
> * percona-xtradb-cluster-server-5.5 within sid
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> - From my point of view we should not talk about
> percona-xtradb-cluster-server as a mysql replacement as it does not
> provide any libs nor -dev packages and will always be a very close
> relative to mysql.
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> Although my opinion is to let Debian users decide which fork to use I
> can fully understand release/security team concerns.
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> So which way to go?
> * stick with mysql and start transition -> 5.6
> * replace mysql with mariadb and start transition -> 10.0
> * create an ecosystem where several forks may live side by side
>
> pkg-mysql is unfortunately not one of the strongest teams in terms of
> manpower, but even though we tried to come up with a solution to
> fullfil anybodys wishes.
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>
> As the transition timeframe is quite close we need a decision!
> This decision should be done by the release team agreed together with
> your collegues at ubuntu/canonical as we should definately *not* fork
> this decision!
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> Maybe the tech-ctte could also be involved?
Has there been any progress? The freeze is coming closer.
Cheers,
Moritz
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