Otto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agoStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comexternal-linkmessage-square21linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkStop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open sourceoptimizedbyotto.comOtto@programming.dev to Selfhosted@lemmy.worldEnglish · 30 days agomessage-square21linkfedilink
minus-squareanomnom@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·30 days agoIsn’t that the point of Postgresql. It’s basically an open source version of MySQL. I’m sure there are some proprietary nonsense that MySQL has, but I’ve never needed it in 17 years
minus-squareikt@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·29 days agoafaik MariaDB is the open source version of MySQL
minus-squaresobchak@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoPostgres is basically an open source version of Oracle DB. Much more featureful than MySQL. I believe Oracle bought MySQL just to kill it.
Isn’t that the point of Postgresql. It’s basically an open source version of MySQL.
I’m sure there are some proprietary nonsense that MySQL has, but I’ve never needed it in 17 years
afaik MariaDB is the open source version of MySQL
Postgres is basically an open source version of Oracle DB. Much more featureful than MySQL. I believe Oracle bought MySQL just to kill it.