On 8/30/05, Jochem van Dieten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > John Paul Ashenfelter wrote: > > On 8/30/05, Damien McKenna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> Several of these features are only coming available now in the v5.0 > >> *beta* releases. It is good to see them finally add the features, > >> though. > > > > Yep. And it's good to understand how MySQL handles the difference > between > > alpha, beta, and gamma (production) releases. > > http://dev.mysql.com/doc/mysql/en/release-philosophy.html > > > > In brief, the release moves from alpha to beta when there is a > > feature-freeze. > > That is only correct for certain values of 'feature-freeze'. As > you can see on http://dev.mysql.com/ MySQL 5.0.11 is labeled > "Beta". Yet if you follow source changes you might have noticed > one week ago a pretty big feature, SQL:2003 conforming natural > joins, to 5.0.12. The predictable side-effect is that pretty much > everybody who is using joins with NATURAL or USING has to change > his query syntax.
No doubt. Knowing Peter G, it's should come as no suprise that they were headed to SQL:2003 compliance, which is one of their clearly stated goals with the direction of MySQL. Had I not been waiting for that patch I would have been pretty > upset it was applied during beta instead of alpha. > > Of course it's not up there with the whole password thing going from 4.1.0to 4.1.1 :) -- John Paul Ashenfelter CTO/Transitionpoint (blog) http://www.ashenfelter.com (email) [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:216774 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
