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Re: A tutorial for MySql installation

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On 08/02/2018 10:08 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> On Thu, Aug 02, 2018 at 09:10:12AM -0500, Richard Owlett wrote:
>> On 08/02/2018 08:27 AM, tomas@tuxteam.de wrote:
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> [...]
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>>>> It was pointed out that MySql would be more suitable.
>>>
>>> I don't understand this statement...
>>
>> Nor did I :/
>> During my reading before attempting to install MariaDB it was either
>> an enhanced MySql or a renaming to avoid confusion with something
>> that didn't meet how Debian defines FOSS.
> 
> It was a reaction by some of the MySQL original developers (Monty
> Widenius among others) to the fact that Oracle, by buying Sun's
> leftovers, gained control of MySQL (MySQL had been sold to Sun before).
> 
> Obviously they didn't trust Oracle to be a good governor of a free
> competition to their crown jewel, and they forked MySQL (which is
> possible, because it was under a free license). See [1].
> 
> [...]
> 
>>> Note: Network and LAN are different things here. You don't
>>> need a "running LAN" [...]
> 
>> That may have been the source of one set of problems. I couldn't see
>> a distinction in the documentation between references that strictly
>> applied to a network server and what applied to the database server.
> 
> There isn't actually a big difference for the server whether it is
> serving local clients or clients over the network. Authentication
> is stricter for network clients (you can limit them by IP address
> and so on), but that should be all.
> 
>> Is there something focused on that topic. If it's explanation
>> doesn't solve my comprehension problems, at least it would be common
>> ground for me ask further intelligent questions.
> 
> The problem is that there are *lots* of docs (it is a complex
> topic, after all). You can start a long browsing excursion here
> 
>    https://mariadb.org/learn/


My reading assignment for a long weekend that will be too hot outdoors.

Thanks.

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Re: A tutorial for MySql installation <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-08-02 15:30 +0200
  Re: A tutorial for MySql installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-02 16:20 +0200
    Re: A tutorial for MySql installation <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2018-08-02 17:10 +0200
      Re: A tutorial for MySql installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-02 19:50 +0200
    Re: A tutorial for MySql installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-02 17:10 +0200
      Re: A tutorial for MySql installation Nicholas Geovanis <nickgeovanis@gmail.com> - 2018-08-02 18:30 +0200
        Re: A tutorial for MySql installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-02 20:00 +0200
          Re: A tutorial for MySql installation "der.hans" <deb-user@LuftHans.com> - 2018-08-02 21:30 +0200
            Re: A tutorial for MySql installation Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2018-08-02 22:30 +0200

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