Drizzle
Where is the innovation?
The 2009 MySQL Conference has closed it’s submissions for papers. This year the motto is “Innovation Everywhere”. Last weekend’s Open SQL Camp in Charlottesville, Virginia, we had the chance to talk about the movements in the MySQL ecosystem.
Get linked to Drizzle
We are always looking at different ways to help promote, inform and identify contributers, users and supports for Drizzle . One way is to join the Linked In Drizzle group (click here when logged in).
Interacting with BuildBot using IRC
Using BuildBot for Drizzle has been a great way to help in the verification of the sometimes rapid code changes that are being committed. Curious why the IRC notifier within BuildBot only joined and exited the #drizzle channel in IRC, some further investigation of the IRC Documentation lead to more information to share.
Drizzle has it’s own dedicated feed
For those that have been using Planet MySQL to follow the progress of Drizzle , we now have our own Planet Drizzle . You can also get a RSS feed directly from http://feeds.
Where the happening community people now hang
Eric of Proven Scaling commented on a lack of IRC action in the normal mysql channels today when he visited the #drizzle channel on irc.freenode.net. ebergen: I'm still in #mysql-dev and #planet.
Drizzle needs you
Use MySQL, but want to follow the new kid on the block? Want to help contribute to Drizzle? We are seeking help in compiling across different platforms. Please help us by becoming a buildbot slave .
Building sources with BuildBot
Unless your in the desert under a rock (where rain is clearly needed), you will have heard of Drizzle – A Lightweight SQL Database for Cloud and Web. My company 42SQL is sponsoring the BuildBot for the Drizzle project.
The fast paced open source ecosystem
This morning at <a href=““http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/">OSCON 08, Tim O’Reilly’s opening keynote Open Source on the O’Reilly Radar included a slide on Drizzle, giving this new project maximum exposure to the Open Source community.
The new kid on the block – Drizzle
Before today, Drizzle was known as a light form of rain found in Seattle (among other places). Not any more. If you have not read the news already today, Drizzle, Clouds, “What If?