Hi!
"Henrik" == Henrik Ingo <henrik.ingo@avoinelama.fi> writes:
Henrik> On Thu, Sep 17, 2009 at 9:31 PM, Daniel Bartholomew <dbart@askmonty.org> wrote: Henrik> While at it, I'd like to review the Readme file of MariaDB. Henrik> Could you help me with that (ie extract it from bzr and work Henrik> with me to rewrite it - so that I can just participate by Henrik> email). <cut> Henrik> Thanks. I've attached an edited version here. I've also attached a Henrik> diff which should make clear what changes I made. The key changes is Henrik> to write about MariaDB more as an independent product, not "a branch Henrik> of MySQL", while still being a drop-in replacement. Other than that Henrik> added links to MariaDB material and removed links to mysql.com. Henrik> Monty, could you review. <cut> -Documentation about MySQL can be found at: -http://dev.mysql.com/doc I think we need to say something about the MySQL manual as we don't have a full MariaDB documentation yet. Something like: As MariaDB is a full replacement of MySQL, the MySQL manual at http://dev.mysql.com/doc can also be used with MariaDB. <cut> +Note that MariaDB is available specifically only under the version 2 of the GNU +General Public License (GPLv2). (Ie. without the "any later version" clause.) +This is inherited from MySQL. Please see MySQL's README file for more +information. See the MySQL README file in the MySQL distribution ... -- For a list of developers and other contributors, see the Credits - appendix. I think we should keep that. We could also add: You can also do 'SHOW authors' to get a list of active contributors. -A local copy of the MySQL Reference Manual can be found in the Docs -directory in GNU Info format. You can also browse the manual online or -download it in any of several formats from -http://dev.mysql.com/doc Keep the above. The distribution packages should include the MySQL manual, so the above is accurate. -************************************************************ -IMPORTANT: -Bug or error reports regarding MariaDB should be sent to -https://bugs.launchpad.net/maria -Bugs in the MySQL code can also be sent to http://bugs.mysql.com -*************************************************************************** I would keep the above section (as it's embedded with **** and easly noticable) and remove the earlier section that is embedded in a lot of text that no one is reading. Should we add that one can also join the project on the #maria channel on freenode ? Regards, Monty