You might have already seen or heard about this, but we thought it was worth sharing: SkySQL Ab and Monty Program Ab, two major supporters of the MariaDB project and the MariaDB Foundation, have signed an agreement to merge. This merger will reunite key members of the original MySQL AB developer and services teams. Read the press release here: http://www.skysql.com/news-and-events/press-releases/skysql-merges-with-mari... In other news, several of the core MariaDB developers are at the MySQL Conference and Expo, in Santa Clara, California today and will be on hand tomorrow for the free "MySQL & Cloud Database Solutions Day". More information on the event, and how to register for it is at: http://info.skysql.com/roadshow2013-0 In addition to the event tomorrow, there are other MariaDB "roadshow" events planned in other countries. A couple of the upcoming ones are: - London, Thursday May 23rd - in St Martins Lane http://www.skysql.com/news-and-events/events/skysql-and-mariadb-roadshow-lon... - Berlin, Tuesday June 18th - in the Bitkom Education Centre http://www.skysql.com/news-and-events/events/skysql-mariadb-bitkom-bos-it-my... We hope to see you at these and other MariaDB events in the future. Thanks for using and supporting MariaDB! -- MariaDB: An Enhanced Drop-in Replacement for MySQL Website - http://mariadb.org Twitter - http://twitter.com/mariadb Google+ - http://google.com/+mariadb Facebook - http://fb.com/MariaDB.dbms Knowledgebase - http://kb.askmonty.org Monty Program - http://montyprogram.com