Longest Running Linux Distribution Slackware Adopts MariaDB 109
First time accepted submitter Gerardo Zamudio writes with the news that Ur-distribution Slackware is replacing MySQL with MariaDB. From an update posted to the Slackware news feed yesterday: "This shouldn't really be a surprise on any level. The poll on LQ showed a large majority of our users were in favor of the change. It's my belief that the MariaDB Foundation will do a better job with the code, be more responsive to security concerns, and be more willing to work with the open source community. And while I don't think there is currently any issue with MySQL's licensing of the community edition for commercial uses, several threads on LQ showed that there is confusion about this, whereas with MariaDB the freedom to use the software is quite clear." (Here's a link to the mentioned poll.)
Poll was garbage (Score:3, Insightful)
A 59 user poll without the option repeatedly mentioned in the comments (which was to dump all of them) at a site pretty much devoted to answering easy linux questions (ie, newbies...)
Who fucking cares? It's not a big deal, at all, for anyone running Slackware.
Re:GPL and LGPL? (Score:5, Insightful)
I don't think you're supposed to ship your software with MariaDB or MySQL.
Re:GPL and LGPL? (Score:4, Insightful)
> Let's say I'm making a program that is for idiots....that is supposed to just work,
That's your responsibilty like it's always has been. It doesn't matter if it's your own code or depedencies. The fact that things like package managers and Installshield scripts exist doesn't alter the fact that you still have to roll up your sleeves and do the relevant work.
The GPL doesn't alter this. Even the requirement to distribute source code of derivative works doesn't impact this. It's an entirely separate problem.
It's a total red herring.
Although supporting a relational database server is not for dummies regardless of what Balmer or Ellison will try to tell you. It doesn't matter "how well supported" it is.
Re:Longest Running Linux Distribution (Score:2, Insightful)
Have you tried ArchLinux?
Re:Longest Running Linux Distribution (Score:4, Insightful)
Modifying things in CentOS, Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu isn't a simple task to get it all right. In Slackware it is definitely simpler.
Oh, the topic? I use Postgres.