[Mageia-dev] mysql vs mariadb

[Thierry Vignaud]

On 8 April 2011 16:05, Ahmad Samir <ahmadsamir3891 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> So I'd like to ask you, what you think, we should do?
>> - package mariadb as an alternative for mysql
>> - package mariadb nd drop mysql or
>> - stay with mysql and not package mariadb at all at least for the time
>> being
>>
>> By the way, if any of my words reads a bi peculiar, the "a" key on my
>> keyboard isn't working all the time, so try adding an "a" while you
>> read it :D
>
> About option 2, can't be dropped at the moment, as e.g. Amarok requires it.

I would expect it to be binary compatible with mysql.