mySQL rpms

[Jason Dixon]

On May 19, 2004, at 10:30 AM, Ryan Golhar wrote:

> I recently built a machine using Enterprise AS and cannot find the
> mysql-server package.  I checked on the CDs and RedHat's site but
> couldn't find it.  It used to exist in v9.  Where does mysqladmin come
> from now?

http://www.redhat.com/archives/taroon-list/2004-January/msg00362.html

> I checked on mysql.com and they have version 4.0.20, but RedHat has
> 3.23.58-1.9.  What such a lag?

The licensing changed between MySQL 3 and 4.  MySQL 4 now has a 
split-license scheme, requiring a commercial license for any commercial 
use of their database.  Version 3 has no such restriction.  You're 
unlikely to ever see mysql-server-4.x distributed with Red Hat 
Enterprise Linux, unless this changes.  Besides, Red Hat prefers 
PostgreSQL.

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Jason Dixon, RHCE
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