On Apr 18, 2013, at 12:07 PM, Patrick Galbraith wrote: > Lyle, > > To be certain, they don't wish to "kill" DBD::mysql. They are really trying > to define what Oracle supports and what they do not. The were very helpful in > painstakingly migrating the bugs from their system manually to RT. Albeit, I > have my work cut out for me now :)
I'm not an official spokesman for Oracle, although I do work for them. I am unaware of any effort against DBD::mysql. Nor has Oracle made any effort to dissuade me from writing about DBD::mysql, e.g., at http://www.kitebird.com/mysql-book/. (You can view that URL as a shameless plug or just evidence in support of the preceding claims, your choice. :-)) > > Regards, > > Patrick > > On Apr 11, 2013, at 8:28 PM, Lyle <webmas...@cosmicperl.com> wrote: > >> On 12/04/2013 00:58, Darren Duncan wrote: >>> On 2013.04.11 4:37 PM, Lyle wrote: >>>> Hmm... Got a reply to my bug report and it's a bit worrying: >>>> http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=68266 >>>> >>>> Seems like MySQL don't want to directly support DBD::mysql any more. >>>> Whether you >>>> like mysql or not, that's a heavily used DBD. >>> >>> I'm not aware that DBD::mysql was ever supported through the general MySQL >>> bug reporter, and I understood it was a separate project. >> >> It most certainly was, for example: >> http://bugs.mysql.com/bug.php?id=20153 >> >> The DBD::mysql docs still tell you to report bugs there. Even I was able to >> submit a bug to their DBD::mysql category just last February, they've only >> just removed it from the bug reporter. >> >>> I think Patrick Galbraith is the person you should ask about this matter, >>> as Patrick has been the one releasing DBD::mysql on CPAN for many years, a >>> full decade at this point. >> >> I've just joined the p...@lists.mysql.com mailing list. It'll be interesting >> to see if that list stays or gets removed as well. >> >> >> Lyle >> >>> >>> -- Darren Duncan >>> >>> >> >
