“Maria” ，－”a crash-safe alternative to MyISAM”，似乎有作为 InnoDB 继任者的可能。
Yet Another Engine
Apparently Monty and crew have been hard at work on yet another engine for MySQL, this one called “Maria” and is billed as, and I quote, “a crash-safe alternative to MyISAM” (hint, hint, for people still using MyISAM). Apparently it also will support a transactional mode as well, making it a possible successor to InnoDB, and perhaps a competitor to Falcon. It’s not clear how Falcon and Maria will interact in future versions of MySQL (I’d ask on Monty’s blog but it’s one of those unfriendly ones that won’t let the general public post to it).
I’ve still yet to be convinced that the multiple-engine theory is a good one, but it’s good to see that MySQL AB is recognizing the flaws of MyISAM and InnoDB (technical and legal, respectively) and making progress to replace them. Interesting times ahead.
http://people.planetpostgresql.org/greg/index.php?/archives/121-Yet-Another-Engine.html
Here’s a list of major features of Maria:
* ACID
* Commit/Rollback
* Concurrent selects (thanks to MVCC)
* Row locking
* Group commit
http://java.dzone.com/news/mysql-creator-releases-maria-n
“Postgres is not for sale”
http://people.planetpostgresql.org/greg/index.php?/archives/120-Postgres-is-not-for-sale.html
In light of the recent MySQL sellout, I’d like to once again answer the question that pops up occasionally: “Who will purchase Postgres?” Sure, it brings a smile to those of us immersed in the open source world, but it bears a serious answer: Postgres cannot be bought. While from a distance, MySQL and PostgreSQL look the same (”open-source databases”), they are very different beasts, both in technical and non-technical ways. In a nutshell, the difference can be expressed as:
MySQL is an open-source PRODUCT.
Postgres is an open-source PROJECT.
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.914
http://www.developer.com/design/article.php/10925_3721761_1
PostgreSQL has won the Developer.com Product of the Year award in the database category.
Quote:
“And the winner is PostgreSQL. This one surprised us and taught us something about our audience base. We need to do a better job of covering this topic! Postgresql.org touts this product as “The world’s most advanced open source database” and after seeing the votes, they may just be correct.”
2008-1-16: Sun 10 亿美元收购 MySQL。
Sun Microsystems Announces Agreement to Acquire MySQL, Developer of the World’s Most Popular Open Source Database
Sun Growth Strategy Accelerates With New Position in $15 Billion Database Market
SANTA CLARA, CA January 16, 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MySQL AB, an open source icon and developer of one of the world’s fastest growing open source databases for approximately $1 billion in total consideration. The acquisition accelerates Sun’s position in enterprise IT to now include the $15 billion database market. Today’s announcement reaffirms Sun’s position as the leading provider of platforms for the Web economy and its role as the largest commercial open source contributor.
http://mysql.com/news-and-events/sun-to-acquire-mysql.html
http://www.sun.com/aboutsun/media/presskits/2008-0116/index.jsp?intcmp=hp2008jan16_mysql_learn
Couple of random thoughts
* First, better Sun than Oracle. The thought of Oracle eating up MySQL has always been rather disturbing to us especially since we do a fair amount of MySQL consulting and don’t care much for Oracle as a company. I suppose it could still happen.
* Given the fact that Sun is a large contributor to the PostgreSQL project, does this mean PostgreSQL fans can’t make fun of MySQL anymore? Are we like friends now? This could take away some fun and add a little fun at the same time.
* Will this mean MySQL will have no qualms of using PostgreSQL underlying storage engine and what would it be called? – MyPost
http://www.postgresonline.com/journal/index.php?/archives/23-guid.html
TIOBE 宣布 Python 为 2007 年度程序语言。
The TIOBE Programming Community Index has declared Python as the Programming Language of 2007 due to a 58% surge in its popularity rating during the year, making it now the sixth most popular programming language and finally surpassing Perl. They also assert that Python has become the “defacto glue language,” being “especially beloved by system administrators and build managers.”
来源:
http://www.os2world.com/content/view/16385/79/
排序:
http://www.tiobe.com/index.htm?tiobe_index
http://www.tiobe.com/tiobe_index/Python.html
KDE 4.0 available.
On 11th January 2008,
the KDE Community released the fourth major version of the K Desktop Environment.
This release marks the beginning of the KDE 4 era.
http://kde.org/announcements/4.0/
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来自 PC-BSD Quick Guide －Introduction：
PC-BSD:
A small step for BSD...
...A giant step for the PC.
http://docs.pcbsd.org/guide/chap1.html
PostgreSQL 8.3 RC1 版本已发布。
8.3 RC1 包含了所有自 2008-01-07 的累积安全更新。
下载:
二进制包
源代码
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.907
1月7日，PostgreSQL 全球开发组发布了 PostgreSQL 更新版本，修正了 5 个可能的安全漏洞。
更新版本号：
8.2.6, 8.1.11, 8.0.15, 7.4.19, 7.3.21
http://www.postgresql.org/about/news.905
下载地址:
http://www.postgresql.org/ftp/binary
来源:
http://tech.sina.com.cn/i/2008-01-07/03361956143.shtml
英国《每日电讯报》6日报道，两年前，格鲁宾开设ForFree4U.co.uk网站。
在这个网站上，如果访问者邀请他们的朋友注册成为会员，达到一定数量，就能免费获得苹果iPod音乐播放器或数码相机之类的礼品。
目前，这个网站拥有超过5.5万名注册会员，共发放了总价值约2.5万英镑(约5万美元)的礼品...
http://www.forfree4u.co.uk
FreeBSD 基金会接受捐资已达 $403,511
链接地址
两张 老外 制作的 PostgreSQL 日常使用速查表，非常方便实用。
PDF HTML
下载图片： 1.1724×2227 2.761×1107
个人使用习惯:
自动运行，最小化到系统托盘;
以无前缀的时间日期(yyyymmddhhnnss)格式作文件名;(基本上不再有文件重名发生)
自动以 Png 格式保存到桌面;(保持图片原始分辨率)
快捷键:
Alt+A: 截取自选区域大小的图片；
Alt+W: 截取自选窗口界面；
F6: 切换边界预览视窗；(用于精确定位区域边缘)
不足: 没有快速 resize, rename 功能，可与 ACDSee 配合来解决。
下载地址:
http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html
(文件名: 20080105002004.png)
Access Flickr: 绕开 GFW，浏览 Flickr
