Which version of MySQL are we using now? The mediawiki site says that a new mediawiki installation is compatible with MySQL back to 4.0 -- does that mean we're still using 4.0 and haven't upgraded?
2009/5/17 Gerard Meijssen <[email protected]> > Hoi, > It would be suitable when Domas says that we can support is. The current > software may be stable, but keeping us from improved language support. > Improved language support is what we need. Improved language support is > essential for improving usability for the majority of our languages. > Supporting languages is as technical as providing stability. How to weigh > this is not obvious either way. > Thanks, > GerardM > > 2009/5/17 Aryeh Gregor > <[email protected] <simetrical%[email protected]>< > simetrical%[email protected] <simetrical%[email protected]>> > > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 3:00 AM, Dmitriy Sintsov <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > What can be more valuable than a general knowledge? > > > > I didn't mean some idealistic notion of what's most valuable to > > humanity. I meant money. There are plenty of MySQL databases whose > > continued efficient operation is worth many millions of dollars to > > their owners. Wikimedia's database is worth almost nothing > > commercially due to its licensing. Databases that are valuable (as in > > money) will have owners who are willing to spend money to get them > > working better, and money is what MySQL cares most about. It's a > > business. > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 3:20 AM, Gerard Meijssen > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > An upgrade to MySQL 6 would make a big difference for language and > > collation > > > support. > > > > MySQL 6 is still in alpha. It is not close to suitable for production > > use. Upgrading to it is totally out of the question. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikitech-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l > _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
