Re: MySQL drops support for most distributions

David Goodenough wrote:
> http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/12/13/1515217&from=rss
>
> "MySQL quietly deprecated support for most Linux distributions on October 16,
> when its 'MySQL Network' support plan was replaced by 'MySQL Enterprise.'
> MySQL now supports only two Linux distributions — Red Hat Enterprise Linux
> and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server. We learned of this when MySQL declined to
> sell us support for some new Debian-based servers. Our sales rep 'found out
> from engineering that the current Enterprise offering is no longer supported
> on Debian OS.' We were told that 'Generic Linux' in MySQL's list of supported
> platforms means 'generic versions of the implementations listed above'; not
> support for Linux in general."

I *really* hope this helps convince people to migrate to PostgreSQL.
Every time I need to support MySQL I go that much more gray. :/ This
could be good.

Madi