Re: [libreoffice-users] Base Fw: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.6 now available

On 04/09/2012 09:10 AM, Sylvain Bromberber wrote:
> I am somewhat confused by these messages about Maria DB. Is Libre 
> office able to access Maria Db files? How does that work? I don't have 
> Maria DB on my computer but it looks like a good thing.
>
> Sylvain
Base can access with correct connectors several different database 
engines including MySQL and derivatives and PostgreSQL. Some of the 
connectors are available as extensions for LO or OOo. Linux users may 
have the connectors available in the distro's repository.
> -----Original Message----- From: Tom Davies
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2012 7:09 AM
> To: users@global.libreoffice.org
> Cc: marketing@global.libreoffice.org ; 
> documentation@global.libreoffice.org
> Subject: [libreoffice-users] Base Fw: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.6 
> now available
>
> Hi :)
> Base users that are currently using MySql/MariaDb might be interested 
> in the events that are after the announcement of the new release of 
> MariaDb.
>
> It would be great if someone on the Postgresql mailing lists could let 
> us know of significant announcements from them.  For MariaDb i try to 
> do one for beta-testing and 1 for full release.
>
> MariaDb is a drop-in replacement for, but develops faster than, 
> MySql.  Also it's run by the community in much the same way as 
> LibreOffice, Firefox and so on.
>
> Regards from
> Tom :)
>
>
> --- On Mon, 9/4/12, MariaDB Announce List <announce@mariadb.org> wrote:
>
> From: MariaDB Announce List <announce@mariadb.org>
> Subject: [MariaDB Announce] MariaDB 5.3.6 now available
> To: announce@mariadb.org
> Date: Monday, 9 April, 2012, 9:01
>
> The MariaDB project is pleased to announce the immediate availability 
> of MariaDB 5.3.6. This is a stable (GA) release. It includes MySQL 
> 5.1.62, some performance improvements, and several bug fixes.
>
> Most importantly, MariaDB 5.3.6 includes a fix for a bug which, under 
> certain rare circumstances, allowed a user to connect with an invalid 
> password. This is a serious security issue. We recommend upgrading 
> from older versions as soon as possible.
>
>
> - - MariaDB 5.3 Links - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
>  Release Notes: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-536-release-notes
>      Changelog: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/mariadb-536-changelog
>      Downloads: http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/5.3.6
>
>  .deb Repositories: http://downloads.askmonty.org/mariadb/repositories/
>
>  Overview of MariaDB 5.3: http://kb.askmonty.org/en/what-is-mariadb-53
>
>
> - - SkySQL and MariaDB: Solutions Day - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> We'll be co-hosting the the "SkySQL & MariaDB: Solutions Day for the 
> MySQL® Database" one day event on 13 April, 2012, at the Hyatt 
> Regency, Santa Clara.
>
> During this event, attendees will receive free, hands-on training and
> consulting on MariaDB and MySQL® database solutions from the experts 
> at SkySQL, MariaDB, Continuent, ScaleDB, Severalnines, Sphinx, and 
> Webyog, among others. SkySQL and MariaDB will bring together industry 
> visionaries, including Michael (Monty) Widenius and David Axmark, the 
> original authors of the MySQL database, to share their insights on 
> current and future trends pertaining to the world's most popular open 
> source database.
>
> To learn more about this free event, visit:
>    http://www.skysql.com/events/mysql-solutions-day
>
> The schedule for the event is here:
>    http://www.skysql.com/events/mysql-solutions-day/schedule
>
> Attendees are also invited to participate in Drizzle Day - a parallel
> event co-hosted by SkySQL, Percona, and the Drizzle Development Team, 
> featuring tutorials on the Drizzle database.
>
>
> - - MariaDB Crash Course - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> The MariaDB-specific book, MariaDB Crash Course, by Ben Forta, is an 
> excellent way to learn more about MariaDB. 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/
>
>
> - - User Feedback plugin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> MariaDB includes a User Feedback plugin. This plugin is disabled by 
> default. If enabled, it submits basic, completely anonymous MariaDB 
> usage information. This information is 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.
>
>
> - - Quality - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
> The project always strives for quality, but in reality, nothing is
> perfect. Please take time to report any issues you encounter at:
>    https://bugs.launchpad.net/maria
>
>
> - - Where else to find us - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>
>     We're on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/MariaDB.dbms
>      We're on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/mariadb
>  We're on Google Plus: http://gplus.to/mariadb
>
> We hope you enjoy MariaDB!


--
Jay Lozier
jslozier@gmail.com


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