The “M” in “LAMP”
MySQL 5 promises many new features.
Thursday, December 15th, 2005
Mark Twain once jotted “The time to begin writing an article is when you have finished it to your satisfaction.” Twain must have moonlighted as a magazine editor, for no truer words have ever been spoken. Indeed, his quip is especially apropos for this month’s issue.
To coincide with the release of MySQL 5, we juggled the editorial calendar and pressed the “Turbo” button to publish three MySQL-related features. The first is a hands-on coding project that demonstrates just a few of MySQL 5’s newest features: stored procedures, triggers, and views. You can find that story on page XX.
Our second feature is an exclusive interview with MySQL AB CEO MŚrten Mickos. In a relatively short time, the affable Mickos has gained considerable, valuable, and unique experience running one of the most visible examples of open source success. As Mickos says, open source is a development model, not a business model — an important distinction to remember. The Mickos interview begins on page XX.
Finally, Linux Magazine reconnected with MySQL co-creator Monty Widenius to get yet another unique perspective on the release. We first interviewed Widenius back in July 2003 (“MySQL: Smaller, Smarter, Faster — Everywhere” is available online at
http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/1388/2209/), and were anxious both to get an update and to inquire further about the prospects for MySQL 5. You can find the interview with Widenius
online at
http://www.linux-mag.com/features/monty.html.
