Hi Jeremy, On 28 Sep 2013, at 03:59, Jeremy Cole <jeremycole@google.com> wrote:
I appreciate your candor with not knowing what mariadb.com is up to, however I find it somewhat ironic that this email came from byte@mariadb.com. There really needs to be some clarifications about what the future of all of this is, especially w.r.t. SkySQL's commercial intentions and their relationship to MariaDB (foundation, product, etc.).
I traded in my @montyprogram.com email address which you might have been familiar with on 28 July 2013 for a @mariadb.com email address. There was nothing on that site until very recently. Notice how I don't have a @skysql.com email address? I traded in my .signature file in September, much against anyone's wishes of individuality. But you and everyone else is absolutely right: clarification & distinction & clear future of what is SkySQL's commercial intentions and the relationship to MariaDB (the foundation, the product, etc.). Top on my question list is What is MariaDB - it means many things to many people
The mariadb.com site also, confusingly, says "MariaDB.com is operated by SkySQL and will become the new home for products and services related to MariaDB." and at the bottom says "2013 © MariaDB". What do these instances of "MariaDB" refer to -- a commercial entity? the product? the foundation? It then goes on to immediately tout "MariaDB Enterprise" so it's really very confusing.
I don't know how that got thru. Thanks for the pointer, it is now added as an item of discussion.
What are the relationships between the commercial entities in question exactly?
When I get a more deterministic answer, I will share it with maria-discuss
Really, I think the point is: If myself, Mark, Colin, and Kristian are all confused, there is just about zero chance that any regular users are clear on it.
You are right. And its nothing like great discussion on maria-developers/maria-discuss on this issue as well - its clear there is confusion and its clear this needs fixing. Please bear with me as I need some time to discuss this to find suitable discussion points and answers and I will ensure that it comes to maria-discuss within 1-2 weeks. cheers, -colin -- Colin Charles, Chief Evangelist MariaDB | t: +6-012-204-3201 | Skype: colincharles