On 12 November 2012 21:37, Martin Renvoize <martin.renvoize@ptfs-europe.com> wrote:

Any sources as to the "MySQL going to explode soon" statement? I'm probably behind the times, but I hadn't heard such rumours yet?

Oracle break everything they touch sooner or later :)

http://www.h-online.com/newsticker/news/item/Oracle-secrecy-threatens-open-MySQL-development-1670579.html

http://openlife.cc/blogs/2012/september/simon-phipps-explains-truth-behind-missing-test-cases

http://blogs.computerworlduk.com/simon-says/2012/09/oracle-claims-mysql-is-safe-with-them/index.htm

The work with DBIx::Class and testing with MariaDB seems like a good option, worst case scenario, we have spent time making mode db independent code.

Chris