Re: New fork of MySQL

2001-11-09 Thread DownloadFAST.com
I will end my involvement in this thread, because I sense there is too much noise coming. If any one with good experience in the MySQL source code base would like to do some well paid, contracting work for me, please do not hesistate to email me privately. Thank you for your consideration of my

Re: OT: Default forced on MySQL;

2001-11-09 Thread DownloadFAST.com
>Considering the features you want (IIRC you only mentioned the >default values in tables) - why don't you try PostgreSQL instead? My understanding is it is much slower. >There are at least 5 free open source SQL DBMSes (MySQL, PostgreSQL, SAP, >Interbase, MiniSQL). Before you hopelessly sta

Re: New fork of MySQL

2001-11-09 Thread DownloadFAST.com
>What's so tough >about making a patch to 3.23 and sending it to the MySQL developers? 3.23 will not the most current cvs soon I assume. Or does MySQL actively support, debug, fix, and go back and maintain older releases? > I >also doubt that anyone working on the new fork will be able to

Re: New fork of MySQL

2001-11-08 Thread DownloadFAST.com
l do anything for this market I see. And it just adds complexity. Apologies my thoughts are not too organized here. I will stand back and listen for a while and think about this more. At 12:00 AM 11/9/2001 -0700, you wrote: >On Thu, 2001-11-08 at 23:42, DownloadFAST.com wrote: >>

Re: New fork of MySQL

2001-11-08 Thread DownloadFAST.com
ments more quickly and with less politics. At 10:18 PM 11/8/2001 -0800, you wrote: >What specific issues are you focusing on? > > > >DownloadFAST.com wrote: > >> More points about proposed wsSQL: >> >> 1. Another point is that any changes in a separate fork

Re: New fork of MySQL

2001-11-08 Thread DownloadFAST.com
At 10:18 PM 11/8/2001 -0800, you wrote: >What specific issues are you focusing on? > > > >DownloadFAST.com wrote: > >> More points about proposed wsSQL: >> >> 1. Another point is that any changes in a separate fork can always be >> integrated back into

Re: New fork of MySQL

2001-11-08 Thread DownloadFAST.com
More points about proposed wsSQL: 1. Another point is that any changes in a separate fork can always be integrated back into the main fork. Nothing is stopping that. I am just proposing some advantages as to why it shouldn't be the minor fork's responsibility to do that. 2. I would not decide

Re: New fork of MySQL

2001-11-08 Thread DownloadFAST.com
[snip] >The MySQL source is under the GPL. Any fork must also be under the >GPL. You may sell your forked MySQL, but you must also provide the >source code. Thanks. No resistence from me about publishing source. >Even though I run a small site, I very much like the direction MySQL 4.0 >is

New fork of MySQL [wssql.com]

2001-11-08 Thread DownloadFAST.com
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New fork of MySQL

2001-11-08 Thread DownloadFAST.com
I have not read the MySQL license in detail. Does it allow someone or a group to start another fork of the source that is independent from the current developers? If yes, is any one else interested in starting a fork in which the primary goal would be to improve the smaller todos and performance

Re: OT: Default forced on MySQL;

2001-11-08 Thread DownloadFAST.com
to set the record straight on my record. The archives will speak for themselves. At 04:18 PM 11/8/2001 +, you wrote: >On Thursday 08 Nov 2001 14:53, DownloadFAST.com wrote: > >First of all, I am going to state right now that I have not witnessed this >discussion first hand (prob