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When I joined MySQL in 2006, after several profitable years as a consultant, I had a dream. I wanted to improve the product that had contributed to my professional success. The first thing that I learned when I started the uphill task is that it was far more difficult than expected. MySQL called itself open source, but the development practices were for all practical purposes closed source. At the same time, I found that MySQL, below the surface, is an organization with complex and well oiled engineering practices. Indeed, opening up the cathedral, as Lenz put it, was a hard nut to crack. We had a closed source revision control system, and our developers loved it so much, that any proposal to change it was met with strong opposition. We discussed technical matters behind the firewall. Our … |
Kazuho Oku of Cybozu Labs, Inc., a
community contributor to MySQL and SCA signatory, gives a
talk on Q4M, a message queue stroage engine for
MySQL.
Kazuho Oku of Cybozu Labs, Inc., a
community contributor to MySQL and SCA signatory, gives a
talk on Q4M, a message queue stroage engine for
MySQL.
Kazuho Oku of Cybozu Labs, Inc., a
community contributor to MySQL and SCA signatory, gives a
talk on Q4M, a message queue stroage engine for
MySQL.
It is all about one bug fix, one little feature, one step at a time.
Armin Schöffmann fixed a bug (Deadlock in mysql_real_query with shared memory connections, is what Armin calls it), Armin signed the Sun Contributor Agreement (24 March 2009), Vladislav Vaintroub and Davi Arnaut reviewed, committed and queued the patch to MySQL 5.0 bug team (26 and 27th of March, 2009).
That's a great example of open, contribution-based MySQL development with real results.
Thank you Armin!
Thank you Vlad!
Thank you Chad!
Thank you Davi!
Thank you ... the one whose name I've left out! (Feel free to
leave a comment below.)
It is all about one bug fix, one little feature, one step at a time.
Armin Schöffmann fixed a bug (Deadlock in mysql_real_query with shared memory connections, is what Armin calls it), Armin signed the Sun Contributor Agreement (24 March 2009), Vladislav Vaintroub and Davi Arnaut reviewed, committed and queued the patch to MySQL 5.0 bug team (26 and 27th of March, 2009).
That's a great example of open, contribution-based MySQL development with real results.
Thank you Armin!
Thank you Vlad!
Thank you Chad!
Thank you Davi!
Thank you ... the one whose name I've left out! (Feel free to
leave a comment below.)
It is all about one bug fix, one little feature, one step at a time.
Armin Schöffmann fixed a bug (Deadlock in mysql_real_query with shared memory connections, is what Armin calls it), Armin signed the Sun Contributor Agreement (24 March 2009), Vladislav Vaintroub and Davi Arnaut reviewed, committed and queued the patch to MySQL 5.0 bug team (26 and 27th of March, 2009).
That's a great example of open, contribution-based MySQL development with real results.
Thank you Armin!
Thank you Vlad!
Thank you Chad!
Thank you Davi!
Thank you ... the one whose name I've left out! (Feel free to
leave a comment below.)
I just checked the "Sun Contributor Agreement" (SCA) signatories list, and there are already 11 people
who have signed the contributor agreement with an intent to
contribute to MySQL.
Among the signatories, you will also notice Paul McCullagh of PrimeBase/PBXT fame. (To learn about how to submit your SCA paperwork, see here.)
Signing the SCA with an intent to contribute to any given Sun-sponsored open-source project would also suffice when it comes to contributing to any other Sun-sponsored open-source project.
So, as an example, Nils Goroll is both an OpenSolaris and MySQL contributor. (See Nils' OpenSolaris …
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I just checked the "Sun Contributor Agreement" (SCA) signatories list, and there are already 11 people
who have signed the contributor agreement with an intent to
contribute to MySQL.
Among the signatories, you will also notice Paul McCullagh of PrimeBase/PBXT fame. (To learn about how to submit your SCA paperwork, see here.)
Signing the SCA with an intent to contribute to any given Sun-sponsored open-source project would also suffice when it comes to contributing to any other Sun-sponsored open-source project.
So, as an example, Nils Goroll is both an OpenSolaris and MySQL contributor. (See Nils' OpenSolaris …
[Read more]
I just checked the "Sun Contributor Agreement" (SCA) signatories list, and there are already 11 people
who have signed the contributor agreement with an intent to
contribute to MySQL.
Among the signatories, you will also notice Paul McCullagh of PrimeBase/PBXT fame. (To learn about how to submit your SCA paperwork, see here.)
Signing the SCA with an intent to contribute to any given Sun-sponsored open-source project would also suffice when it comes to contributing to any other Sun-sponsored open-source project.
So, as an example, Nils Goroll is both an OpenSolaris and MySQL contributor. (See Nils' OpenSolaris …
[Read more]