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Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source

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Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source

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If you care about supporting open source software, and still use MySQL in 2026, you should switch to MariaDB like so many others have already done.\n

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Is Maria that much better than MySQL?

MariaDB is MySQL’s fork, initiated by the main developers, so…
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  Does that mean it’s still an utter borderline unusable shit?
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    I’d say ti’s a little bit better.

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