[The following was just sent to the MariaDB 'announce' list (subscribe at http://mariadb.org). Re-posting here for those that are not on that list.] The MariaDB project would like to announce the availability of MariaDB 5.3.1-beta, the latest addition to our growing lineup of supported software. MariaDB 5.3.1-beta is a bug-fix update to the previous 5.3.0-beta. The MariaDB 5.3 series introduces many new features, includes MariaDB 5.2, and is based on MySQL 5.1. Some highlights of new features in MariaDB 5.3 include: - subquery optimizations that finally make subqueries usable - many optimizer changes, including Classic Hash Join, Batched Key Access, a new implementation of Multi-Range-Read optimizations as well as Index Condition Pushdown - NoSQL-style interfaces via the HandlerSocket plugin as well as dynamic columns - group commit in XtraDB when the binary log is enabled - Microsoft Windows performance improvements These are just some of the highlights, and for a full list of changes, please read the What is MariaDB 5.3 page: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-53 A complete changelog for this beta is available from: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-531-changelog Sources, binaries and packages can be downloaded from: http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/5.3.1/ Debian and Ubuntu packages are available from repositories. A sources.list generator can be found at: http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/repositories/ The project always strives for quality, and being a beta release, we know that not everything can be perfect. Please take some time to report any issues you may encounter at: https://bugs.launchpad.net/maria Enjoy MariaDB 5.3.1-beta & Happy Testing! -- Daniel Bartholomew MariaDB - http://mariadb.org Monty Program - http://montyprogram.com AskMonty Knowledgebase - http://kb.askmonty.org