I'm a long time slimserver user with an original squeezebox. Today I started to upgrade from 6.3.x to 6.5.x, only to note in the Makefile (FreeBSD ports) that MySQL is now a requirement.
Some mistake, I thought, it must be! But apparently not... although if someone can assure me that 6.5 and above will NOT require MySQL, that would be a big win. Assuming that the developers indeed have made a dreadful mistake and made MySQL a requirement, I'd like to know... WHY? The data model and processing requirements for a tool like Slimserver do not outgrow the abilities of so-called 'embeddable' databases such as sqlite. Convince me otherwise, if you can. In my professional capacity I have shunned MySQL for years, but I'd be willing to rant on about this requirement even if the developers had standardized on a database engine which I prefer (Postgres, even Oracle or SQL Server). Including yet another big chunk of software raises other issues of security, compatibility and upgrades; yet another process on the box; another thing to manage and potentially backup. So my question is... why? -- mwatkins ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mwatkins's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=7867 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=28414 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
