If you’re evaluating the various alternative distributions of MySQL, you’ll need to weigh the pros and cons. Percona, for example, offers another alternative to Oracle’s MySQL Community Edition.

Peter Zaitsev reported recently that new versions of MySQL Community edition are no longer available for download from the MySQL Download Area. This provoked a storm of speculation that MySQL was ...

The community edition of the MySQL server, as the open-source database is formally known, is a popular choice for both development and deployment because it checks all the right boxes: It's open ...

However, he pointed out most more innovative features, such as vector support and embedded JavaScript store procedures, were not in the free MySQL Community Edition and were only available on the paid ...

Sun officials confirmed that new online backup features will be offered to paying MySQL Enterprise users only — a plan that sparked criticism from open-source advocates.

Sun's MySQL database unit has reversed on plans to release important backup features under a proprietary licence, following criticism from the open-source community ...

Earlier this month, Oracle — which has long marketed its range of proprietary database systems — published the 9.0 version as an "Innovation Release" of MySQL. MySQL 9.0 is now among the three ...