Re: [libreoffice-users] MariaDb (v similar to MySql) beta-testing

Hi :)
The MariaDb itself not the connector.  The connector is
nothing to do with them and i don't think they even know the
LibreOffice connector doesn't work in 3.5.x branch.  The connector is
part of the LibreOffice project and probably not even an official part
of it.  I simply copied the announcement from the MariaDb mailing list
to let people here know what is going on over there.  
Regards from
Tom :)

--- On Thu, 22/12/11, Fernand Vanrie <sos@pmgroup.be> wrote:

From: Fernand Vanrie <sos@pmgroup.be>
Subject: Re: [libreoffice-users] MariaDb (v similar to MySql) beta-testing
To: users@global.libreoffice.org, "Alexander Thurgood" <alex.thurgood@gmail.com>
Date: Thursday, 22 December, 2011, 8:12

Tom ,

Do you mean testing MariaDB or the Connector with LO (so yes where to find)?

Tom, if your ar interested in LO Connector's to DataBases, please have a 
look a my question on de QA mailinglist 
<http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/libreoffice-qa/2011-December/000734.html>. 
The Native MySQL connector is broken for 3.5, we need someone to rebuild 
the extension (windows).

Greetz

Fernand
> Hi :)
> Just thought that some people might want to try beta testing the MariaDb release candidate to see 
> how well it works as a back-end for Base.  Perhaps comparing it against MySql to see how much 
> more advanced it is although that's not really an issue anymore. 
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> --- On Wed, 21/12/11, MariaDB Announce List<announce@mariadb.org>  wrote:
>
> From: MariaDB Announce List<announce@mariadb.org>
> Subject: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.3-rc now available
> To: announce@mariadb.org
> Date: Wednesday, 21 December, 2011, 17:08
>
> The MariaDB project would like to announce the availability of MariaDB
> 5.3.3-rc, the latest addition to our growing lineup of supported
> software. MariaDB 5.3.3-rc is the first Release Candidate release in
> the 5.3 series. We hope to follow it up soon with a stable (GA)
> 5.3 release.
>
>
> == MariaDB 5.3.3-rc Release Notes, Changelog, Downloads ===============
>
> The release notes for MariaDB 5.3.3-rc are available from:
>     http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-533-release-notes
>
> A complete changelog for this beta is available from:
>     http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-533-changelog
>
> Sources, binaries and packages can be downloaded from:
>     http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/5.3.3/
>
>     Debian and Ubuntu packages (now including Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric")
>     are available from our mirrored apt repositories. A sources.list
>     generator can be found at:
>       http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/repositories/
>
>
>
> == About MariaDB 5.3.3-rc =============================================
>
> In the MariaDB 5.3.3-rc there are a couple of changes compared to
> previous 5.3 releases:
>
>
> === Performance:
>
> Several optimizer features introduced in MariaDB 5.3 have been
> thoroughly tested, and switched on by default in 5.3.3. These include:
>
> * Subquery materialization (materialization=on)
>     http://kb.askmonty.org/en/non-semi-join-subquery-optimizations
>
> * Semi-join optimizations (semijoin=on,firstmatch=on,loosescan=on)
>     http://kb.askmonty.org/en/semi-join-subquery-optimizations
>    
> * Derived table optimization (derived_merge=on,derived_with_keys=on)
>     (Documentation is being worked on)
>
> * Index Condition Pushdown (index_condition_pushdown=on)
>     http://kb.askmonty.org/en/index-condition-pushdown
>
> * Nested loop join will use its Block-based variant more aggressively
>     http://kb.askmonty.org/en/block-based-join-algorithms
>    
>     * Block-based join for OUTER JOINs (outer_join_with_cache=on)
>
>     * Block-based join for semi-joins (semijoin_with_cache=on)
>
>     * Linked join buffers (more aggressive buffering of multi-way joins)
>       (@@join_cache_level==2)
>
> Also, DISTINCT and GROUP BY clauses are now removed from subqueries
> when possible. This allows for more efficient query plans.
> (backported from MySQL 5.6)
>
>
> === Usability:
>
> EXPLAIN output has been improved in MariaDB 5.3.3 to be easier to
> understand:
>
> * The select_type column now shows MATERIALIZED for subqueries that
>     are executed with Materialization (it used to show SUBQUERY, which
>     made it hard to distinguish materialized subqueries from other
>     kinds subqueries).
>
> * For a Duplicate Elimination strategy, Start temporary is now shown
>     at the first table from the subquery.
>    
>     See also: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/explain
>
>
> === GIS Operations:
>
> GIS precise operations were added in MariaDB 5.3.3 (Documentation for
> this is still being worked on).
>
>
>
> == About MariaDB 5.3 ==================================================
>
> The MariaDB 5.3 series introduces many new features, includes MariaDB
> 5.2, and is based on MariaDB 5.1&  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 more complete list of
> changes, please read the What is MariaDB 5.3 page:
>     http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-53
>
>
>
> == User Feedback plugin ===============================================
>
> MariaDB 5.3 includes a User Feedback plugin. This plugin is disabled by
> default. If enabled, it submits anonymous basic MariaDB usage
> information. This information will be used by the developers to track
> trends in MariaDB usage to better guide development efforts.
>
> If you would like to help make MariaDB better, please add
> --plugin-load=feedback.so to your my.cnf file! On Windows, add
> "feedback=ON" to your my.ini file, or click the checkbox during the
> installation of the MSI package.
>
> See http://kb.askmonty.org/en/user-feedback-plugin for more information.
>
>
>
> == MariaDB Crash Course book ==========================================
>
> We would also like to mention the book "MariaDB Crash Course", by Ben
> Forta. This book -- for beginner to intermediate level users -- will
> get you up and running with MariaDB, even if you've never used a
> database before. More information is available at:
> http://forta.com/books/0321799941/
>
>
>
> == Quality ============================================================
>
> The project always strives for quality, but in reality, nothing is
> perfect. Please take some time to report any issues you encounter at:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/maria
>
> We hope you enjoy MariaDB 5.3.3-rc!


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