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-MariaDB is 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.
-Please read the CREDITS file for details about the MariaDB Foundation,
-and who is developing MariaDB.
-
-MariaDB is developed by many of the original developers of MySQL who
-now work for the MariadB Foundation and the MariaDB Corporation, and by many people in
-the community.
-
-MySQL, which is the base of MariaDB, is a product and trademark of Oracle
-Corporation, Inc. For a list of developers and other contributors,
-see the Credits appendix.  You can also run 'SHOW authors' to get a
-list of active contributors.
-
-A description of the MariaDB project and a manual can be found at:
-http://mariadb.org/
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-vs-mysql-features/
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-features/
-https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-versus-mysql-compatibility/
-
-As MariaDB is a full replacement of MySQL, the MySQL manual at
-http://dev.mysql.com/doc is generally applicable.
-
-More help is available from the Maria Discuss mailing list
-https://launchpad.net/~maria-discuss
-and the #maria IRC channel on Freenode.
-
-***************************************************************************
-
-NOTE: 
-
-MariaDB is specifically available only under version 2 of the GNU
-General Public License (GPLv2). (I.e. Without the "any later version"
-clause.) This is inherited from MySQL. Please see the README file in
-the MySQL distribution for more information.
-
-License information can be found in the COPYING, COPYING.LESSER,
-and COPYING.thirdparty files.
-
-***************************************************************************
-
-IMPORTANT:
-
-Bug and/or error reports regarding MariaDB should be submitted at
-http://mariadb.org/jira
-
-Bugs in the MySQL code can also be submitted at http://bugs.mysql.com
-
-The code for MariaDB, including all revision history, can be found at:
-https://github.com/MariaDB/server
-
-***************************************************************************