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authorIan Gilfillan <github@greenman.co.za>2020-05-05 18:18:35 +0200
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@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ Code status:
* [![Travis CI status](https://secure.travis-ci.org/MariaDB/server.png?branch=10.5)](https://travis-ci.org/MariaDB/server) travis-ci.org (10.5 branch)
* [![Appveyor CI status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/4u6pexmtpuf8jq66?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/rasmushoj/server) ci.appveyor.com
-## MariaDB: drop-in replacement for MySQL
+## MariaDB: The open source relational database
-MariaDB is designed as a drop-in replacement of MySQL(R) with more
+MariaDB was designed as a drop-in replacement of MySQL(R) with more
features, new storage engines, fewer bugs, and better performance.
-MariaDB is brought to you by the MariaDB Foundation and the MariaDB corporation.
+MariaDB is brought to you by the MariaDB Foundation and the MariaDB Corporation.
Please read the CREDITS file for details about the MariaDB Foundation,
and who is developing MariaDB.
@@ -24,24 +24,22 @@ list of active contributors.
A description of the MariaDB project and a manual can be found at:
+https://mariadb.org
+
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-vs-mysql-features/
https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-compatibility/
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/new-and-old-releases/
-
-https://mariadb.org/
-
-As MariaDB is a full replacement of MySQL, the MySQL manual at
-http://dev.mysql.com/doc is generally applicable.
+https://mariadb.com/kb/en/new-and-old-releases/
Help
-----
More help is available from the Maria Discuss mailing list
-https://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss
+https://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss, MariaDB's Zulip
+instance, https://mariadb.zulipchat.com/
and the #maria IRC channel on Freenode.
Live QA for beginner contributors
@@ -78,9 +76,6 @@ https://jira.mariadb.org
For reporting security vulnerabilities see:
https://mariadb.org/about/security-policy/
-Bugs in the MySQL code can also be submitted at:
-https://bugs.mysql.com
-
The code for MariaDB, including all revision history, can be found at:
https://github.com/MariaDB/server