In MySQL 5.1.33 there is a fix for an apparently innocuous bug.
Bug #36540 CREATE EVENT and ALTER EVENT statements fail with large server_id.
This is a usability bug, that makes the DBA life unnecessarily hard. The reason for having a large server_id is because a DBA might want to use the IP address as server ID, to make sure that there are unique IDs, and to have an easy way of identifying the server through the IP.
All is well until you mix the server_id assignment with event creation:

 select version();
+-----------+
| version() |
+-----------+
| 5.1.32    | 
+-----------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

 set global server_id =inet_aton('192.168.2.55');
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

 select @@server_id;
+-------------+
| @@server_id |
+-------------+
| …

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and


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If you are a twitter user, you may like to know that there are many people from MySQL who are regular twitters.

For a start, you may want to follow these ones:

People

1. kajarno Kaj Arnö
2. datacharmer Giuseppe Maxia
3. bytebot Colin Charles
4. LenzGr Lenz Grimmer
5. dups Dups Wijayawardhana

Non-people

1. mysqlconf MySQL Users Conference, which is going to be used during the conference to collect feedback for the panel …

If you are a twitter user, you may like to know that there are many people from MySQL who are regular twitters.

For a start, you may want to follow these ones:

People

1. kajarno Kaj Arnö
2. datacharmer Giuseppe Maxia
3. bytebot Colin Charles
4. LenzGr Lenz Grimmer
5. dups Dups Wijayawardhana

Non-people

1. mysqlconf MySQL Users Conference, which is going to be used during the conference to collect feedback for the panel …

Here are some quotes from a recent article talking about Oracle's maintenance and support fees:

Before Oracle acquired BEA earlier this year, the company charged 18% to 20% for support and maintenance. Oracle increased those fees to meet its own structure and also raised list prices on most BEA products.

That didn't sit well.

and


One Java-centric VAR, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said some of his BEA WebLogic customers are moving to alternative application servers just to get away from Oracle.

and

"What company comes in this climate and not only jacks up prices but support prices as …

Here are some quotes from a recent article talking about Oracle's maintenance and support fees:

Before Oracle acquired BEA earlier this year, the company charged 18% to 20% for support and maintenance. Oracle increased those fees to meet its own structure and also raised list prices on most BEA products.

That didn't sit well.

and


One Java-centric VAR, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said some of his BEA WebLogic customers are moving to alternative application servers just to get away from Oracle.

and

"What company comes in this climate and not only jacks up prices but support prices as …

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