On the past, present and future of Open Source databases
summary
MariaDB is a fork of MySQL (2009) backed by a non‑profit foundation (≈10 people) and a corporation (≈200 employees) that keeps the server code public on GitHub and reviews contributions; lifetime Oracle-origin commits are ~20% but IBM and others are major contributors. Releases span 5.1→5.5→10.x with features like JSON in 10.2, parallel replication in 10.1, instant ALTER in 10.3/10.4, system versioning and data‑at‑rest encryption; community activity shows 1009 vs 247 pull requests versus MySQL and Debian installs now favor MariaDB.
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chapters (20)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:40Presentation
- 1:12Introduction
- 2:06What is MariaDB
- 5:02Comparisons
- 7:10The distant past
- 8:31Memory
- 10:52A reflection of today
- 12:35Who has contributed
- 17:05Other concepts
- 17:43Michael Howard
- 18:32Avoid vendor lockin
- 21:35Storage engine architecture
- 24:25Value of Open Source
- 25:12The 90s
- 30:07MariaDB vs MySQL
- 32:39MySQL vs MariaDB
- 35:12MySQL 2000
- 39:57MariaDB DB
- 43:45MariaDB Foundation
