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.
> >
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