MySQL WIN32 Binaries Issue Update

admin — Fri, 19 Jan 2007 19:35:49 +0000

With the new release of MySQL v5.0.33, I now see the updated source package for Windows on the actual download page again. Though the public FTP only lists v5.0.32 and its been a week.

There also seems to be lots of confusion and double-speak going around. Particularly MySQL claiming that this is all just a big misunderstanding, and they really do intend to provide win32 MySQL Community Server binaries… Just not until v5.0.35, or something, is released.

More info here…
MySQL 5.0.33 Community Server released

Too bad MySQL v5.0+ releases will not build with VC++ 6.0 out of the box. I suppose I might have to start using VS.NET 7.1 Express for some builds.

MySQL Wants Out of the GPL

admin — Sat, 30 Dec 2006 14:46:24 +0000

It looks like MySQL has no more plans of providing the updated binaries [and source] to the ‘Community Server’ edition of the MySQL Server.

Currently the newest release version is 5.0.30, while Downloads only lists 5.0.27. The situation is the same under the changelog of the Manual.

MySQL is the copyright holder on the software, and is not bound to the license of any previous release, so this is all perfectly valid.

While this will not affect the Linux crowd much, this will be a problem for WAMP distributions as MySQL has always been difficult to compile on this platform.

Dropping the ‘Community Server’ edition in exchange of only providing to paid customers could also backfire, but I doubt that will happen.

Some alternatives to MySQL are…

Win32 source can still be obtained from MySQL’s FTP

A little more info can be found in this blog entry…
mysqlperformanceblog.com

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MySQL WIN32 Binaries Issue Update

MySQL Wants Out of the GPL