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  • VillageSQL, the newest MySQL fork built around the concept of extensions

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  • I wouldn't be surprised to see multiple MySQL forks emerge in 2026, now that more people are realizing how bad Oracle has been as an open source project steward for MySQL.

  • Ubuntu Pro subscription - should you pay to use Linux?

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  • I welcome more paid schemes, such as Ubuntu Pro, as I believe it is beneficial for the whole ecosystem.

  • Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source

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  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otto @programming.dev

    Stop using MySQL in 2026, it is not true open source

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/reasons-to-stop-using-mysql/
  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otto @programming.dev

    MySQL users be warned: git commits in mysql-server significantly declined 2025

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/reasons-to-stop-using-mysql/
  • GIT - Github, Gitea, Gitlabs. Everything git @lemmy.ml
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    DEP-18: A proposal for GitLab-based collaboration in Debian

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/debian-collaboration-on-git/
  • GitLab is open source software to collaborate on code. @lemmy.ml
    Otto @programming.dev

    DEP-18: A proposal for GitLab-based collaboration in Debian

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/debian-collaboration-on-git/
  • GitLab @programming.dev
    Otto @programming.dev

    DEP-18: A proposal for GitLab-based collaboration in Debian

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/debian-collaboration-on-git/

  • Could the XZ backdoor have been detected with better Git and Debian packaging practices?

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  • There was a bunch of luck involved that Andres Freund detected this. Give more time, it would have ended up in stable releases eventually if not detected.

  • Security @lemmy.ml
    Otto @programming.dev

    Could the XZ backdoor have been detected with better Git and Debian packaging practices?

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/xz-backdoor-debian-git-detection/
  • Debian operating system @lemmy.ml
    Otto @programming.dev

    Could the XZ backdoor have been detected with better Git and Debian packaging practices?

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/xz-backdoor-debian-git-detection/

  • Fireship’s latest vid spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers

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  • Exactly. I don't use Omarchy, but I think it is good someone did a polished distro for a specific use case, and some web dev Windows users will surely find it more appealing than a generic distro where they need to figure out a lot of stuff from scratch.

  • Linux @lemmy.world
    Otto @programming.dev

    Fireship’s vid about Omarchy spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers

  • Linux @programming.dev
    Otto @programming.dev

    Fireship’s latest vid spreading the Linux desktop to 500k+ viewers

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otto @programming.dev

    Zero-configuration TLS and password management best practices in MariaDB 11.8

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/zero-configuration-tls-mariadb-11.8/

  • Which open alternative apps list is the best?

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  • To me it is hard to find the best apps in their directory as they don't have a good ranking system. The other sites that rank by GitHub stars do a pretty good job of surfacing what are the truly most popular and successful apps.

  • MariaDB 11.8's zero-configuration TLS requires no manual setup

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  • TLS is good *only' if you are also validating those certs. And that is what MariaDB 11.8 is now doing.

  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otto @programming.dev

    Which open alternative apps list is the best?

  • Sysadmin @lemmy.world
    Otto @programming.dev

    MariaDB 11.8's zero-configuration TLS requires no manual setup

    optimizedbyotto.com /post/zero-configuration-tls-mariadb-11.8/
  • Web Development @programming.dev
    Otto @programming.dev

    MariaDB Cloud launched with "Serverless tier is free forever for experimenting and small development projects"

    mariadb.com /products/cloud/

  • I got hooked on browsing openalternative.co is "Most Popular" list

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  • I got hooked on browsing openalternative.co is "Most Popular" list

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  • I got hooked on browsing openalternative.co is "Most Popular" list

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  • Selfhosted @lemmy.world
    Otto @programming.dev

    I got hooked on browsing openalternative.co's "Most Popular" list

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  • Technology @lemmy.world
    Otto @programming.dev

    I got hooked on browsing openalternative.co is "Most Popular" list

    openalternative.co
  • Technology @lemmy.ml
    Otto @programming.dev

    I got hooked on browsing openalternative.co is "Most Popular" list

  • MariaDB / MySQL @programming.dev
    Otto @programming.dev

    How to use new PARSEC password authentication method in MariaDB?

  • MariaDB 11.8 LTS Released

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  • "Unicode as default character set" - finally, nice!

  • MariaDB 11.8 LTS is now officially available (GitHub Link)

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  • MariaDB 11.8 LTS is now officially available

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  • MariaDB 11.8 LTS released, has vector support, automatic TLS and more

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  • What do users of MariaDB in Debian want to see in future versions?

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  • Stategies for scaling out MySQL/MariaDB when database gets too large for a single host?

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  • I am asking for general strategies, not for a solution to a specific case.

  • What to do when a MySQL/MariaDB database gets too large for a single host?

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  • By UV 3000 you probably don't mean the ultraviolet lamp that is the first page of Google is full of when searching with this term..? I doubt UV - whatever it is - is a common approach.

  • What do users of MariaDB in Debian want to see in future versions?

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  • What do you mean a default user? You can just run 'mariadb' to access to console with the same user that had permissions to run 'apt install'.

    For your actual application you need to plan what database name to use, what user, what permissions it needs, potentially remote connection and TLS etc. This indeed is some work and could perhaps be automated a bit, but it also needs sysadmin to make some decisions.

  • What do users of MariaDB in Debian/Ubuntu want to see in future versions?

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  • Yes, increasing the InnoDB buffer pool to use all available memory is the most important configuration change a sysadmin can do. But in order to do it, you need to know if the host is dedicated to one MariaDB instance or if there are multiple servers on the same host. Otherwise you would just have processes each hogging more memory when they can and not giving it up to others.

    I could think about having a dialog during the installation that asks something like "Is host dedicated to this MariaDB instance? If yes, automatically configure it to use most of the system RAM available."