does the mysql/mariadb comparison actually make sense? mysql is not really a downstream distro of mariadb (maaybe even the opposite?) so i thought i understood the situation as presented until that paragraph

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embedding-shape 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

The way I remember it, was that MySQL was sold, then some time after, MariaDB was created as a fork, and you could switch between them. Then at one point MariaDB diverged sufficiently that you could no longer "effortlessly" (kinda) switch between them, by now they're separate but MariaDB's origin is still MySQL obviously.

	▲	nijave 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		Yes Monty started MySQL then forked when either Sun or Oracle acquired it. My, Maria, and Max are his kids. There is MaxScale which is a L7 SQL proxy/loadbalancer

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evanelias 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-]

I had the same immediate reaction. It's a completely nonsensical comparison which just demonstrates the author is extremely confused about the relationship between MySQL and MariaDB, in terms of their corporate entities and project structures.

That said, it seems to be a common point of confusion among FOSS die-hards, but still super unfortunate to see it repeated in this context!

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Yokohiii 2 days ago | parent | prev [-]

mysql was pretty much the downstream thing that everybody used back then.

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Sesse__ 2 days ago | parent [-]

MySQL has never been downstream of MariaDB.

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Yokohiii 2 days ago | parent [-]

I am talking pre mariadb times.

	▲	Sesse__ a day ago \| parent [-]
		Are you maybe confusing “downstream” with “mainstream”? Being “downstream” of a product means that you are a derivative of that product (your upstream), taking in basically all of their code and adding your own on top.