[Kde-pim] akonadi and the mysql dependency

[Brad Hards]

On Saturday 06 September 2008 03:26:32 pm Robert Taylor wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I hope I have the right mailing list, if I don't please let me know.
>
> Tonight I upgraded to 4.1.1 on my trusty kubuntu desktop and to my shock
> and horror I see there is a mysql dependency!  Digging around a bit and
> with the help of some really nice folks it seems that akonadi and a few
> other components are now dependent on mysql.
>
> Of course, this offends me on so many levels, I just don't know where to
> begin. All I know is that there is no way on gods green earth that mysql
> will ever touch any of my boxes, and we do run a sizeable amount of debian
> and ubuntu out there.  I love the idea of akonadi and what it does, I get
> the requirement for an rdbm of some sort, but for the love of Steve, mysql
> will never EVER make it onto ANY of our machines.
>
> Thus a few questions to educate my self around what may or may not be going
> on.  If anyone would be kind enough to comment or answer the questions, it
> would be greatly appreciated:
Start here:
http://techbase.kde.org/Projects/PIM/Akonadi#Which_DBMS_does_Akonadi_use.3F

> Please note: I am not trying to start a flame war - I would like to leave
> it at just saying that we all have differing opinions on rdbms, they will
> never converge and divergent requirements will always be the norm.  
>From the start of this email, you don't seem very objective about this, 
especially given the apparent lack of understanding of what mysql is being 
used for here.

I accept it as your choice though.

Brad

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