The “M” in “LAMP”

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 MŒrten 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,…

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