The MySQL Performance Blog is posting about where you can download/build recent binaries of MySQL as it looks like they are no longer offering recent downloads. I’d have to say there is definitely evidence of this being true– I’m running 5.0.30-1 on my server this site is hosted on, yet the newest version available for download at the MySQL site is 5.0.27.
I’ve always been weary of the MySQL licensing scheme and have used PostgreSQL instead when possible, and if true this would be yet another reason I will continue to choose PostgreSQL over MySQL.
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I used to be a big MySQL fan, but I’ve drifted away from them over time, as they become more and more commercialized. A recent visit to their site showed they MySQL AB is not heavily pushing their commercial offerings, to the point that it was hard to find the free stuff. And when I did, they still tried to talk me out of getting the free version.
I’ve used PostgreSQL in the past, but I’ll probably be giving it a more serious look for future projects.
Dang, talk about typos. That second sentence should read “showed that MySQL AB is now heavily pushing their commercial offerings,”.