Programming @programming.dev Lee Duna @lemmy.nz 5mo ago

Struggling database company MariaDB could be taken private in $37M deal

techcrunch.com Struggling database company MariaDB could be taken private in $37M deal | TechCrunch

MariaDB is the subject of a potential takeover bid, as the company confirmed it has received an offer from K1 Investment Management.

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I didnt know there was a mariadb company and that they were public. Does this have implications for mariadb as a product?
- It really doesn't matter much anymore. MariaDB doesn't have the significance it once had. Worst case scenario if it were to disappear people would switch to Postgres and that's that.
  
  Huh? Postgresql is not mysql compatible. Mariadb is very popular in a ton of businesses around the world as a not stupidly expensive sql database with great support.
  
  What happened ?
  
  MariaDB is a mysql based product like the Percona stuff right? I assume most users would switch to MySQL proper.
  
  Postgres is often a better choice, but not an easy one for shops already in the mysql world.
Viva la postgresql
- The nice thing about MariaDB is that you can use it in place of MySQL for WordPress. AFAIK there's no official way to do the same with psql.
  
  Sometimes I wonder if Wordpress is the main reason MySql and MariaDB still exist.
- I do love PostGREs, free Oracle. It depends on if the DB connection in your app supports both.
Meh, time for another fork.

To those people saying switch to MySQL, they miss the point - MySQL and Maria are basically interchangeable, Maria was made to replace MySQL like for like when oracle took over. It was made by the same guy (et al) and he he named both after his daughters.

When Maria is taken over the same thing will happen. I for one hope that it is named for Widenius’ other child, max.

The king is dead, long live the king! (MaxDB)
- He's got a kid called MySQL?
  
  Don't be silly, his kid was named SQL.
  
  MySQL (/ˌmaɪˌɛsˌkjuːˈɛl/)[5] is an open-source relational database management system (RDBMS).[5][6] Its name is a combination of "My", the name of co-founder Michael Widenius's daughter My,[7] and "SQL".
  
  My Widenius-SQL 😂
  
  Came here to say this lol
Maybe Oracle could acquire them? 😢
- We should then fork the project, and maybe create a struggling database company around it!
  
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Please no
Fork time!
Glad I switch to Postgres years ago.
STAHP
The 'non-binding' proposal comes 14 months after MariaDB went public via SPAC

If you plan to go public through a SPAC, you should take a step back.

I don’t know why any investor would buy Spacs where contacted can even go through the usual due diligence process.
- What is a SPAC?
  
  https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special-purpose_acquisition_company

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