Comments on: New MySQL Fork Turns Back The Clock

By: javanut

javanut — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:52:06 +0000

It’s being forked cause Oracle owns Sun and may not take too kindly to the ‘other’ database app. This is just preparing for unforeseen eventualities. Smart

By: devsmt

devsmt — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:13:38 +0000

sqlite is better suited for extremely small app that doesn’t need a client/server architecture.
the idea here of a “back to the basic” mysql design really appeal me as a webdeveloper.

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By: Wagner Elias - Database Proxy como ferramenta para segurança de aplicações

Wagner Elias - Database Proxy como ferramenta para segurança de aplicações — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:20:40 +0000

[...] A comunidade ficou assustada quando foi anunciada a compra da empresa que o desenvolvia pela SUN. Logo as coisas começaram a melhorar na minha opinião, o fonte foi disponibilizado via repositório, antes não era. E recentemente alguns desenvolvedores ao ver que a estratégia da SUN é desenvolver uma solução mais robusta logo fizeram um fork do projeto e criaram o Drizzle. [...]

By: OhGodItsGillmor

OhGodItsGillmor — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:32:37 +0000

yea this post is just totally off , no one is clamoring for mysql4 there is sqllite for that , and drizzle’s aim is to bring mysql to a new era , maybe they’re forking back at 4 because they’re is just less things to worry about while still providing a solid code base.

By: Bob Zurek

Bob Zurek — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 17:27:09 +0000

I would agree with the comment regarding SQLite. A good open source light weight database system. For developers and database professionals that require industrial strength advanced database features, PostgreSQL is a great option. Built from the ground up with transactive intensive web and non web applications in mind.

By: Kai

Kai — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:23:44 +0000

If someone needs only a simple database, wouldn’t SQLite suffice? (not sure about scalability though)

By: John Wards

John Wards — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:31:06 +0000

Drizzle doesn’t seem to be targeting low/medium-end web applications.

They are targeting cloud computing and massive concurrency, hardly low/medium end stuff.

Also they have the blessing of Sun and are part of the MySQL team as far as I can tell.