The MariaDB contribution process: a step by step guide.

Inspired by my VERY long presentation on the topic at FOSDEM26 I thought I’d say a couple of words on how the contribution process works. …

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The Real Operational Cost of Vacuuming in PostgreSQL

There was a time when PostgreSQL’s own developers were far more open about the real cost of their MVCC design. Back in the 8.1 era, the documentation spelled out the resource drain, the vacuum overhead, and the “cold comfort” …

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And The Winners Of The Inaugural Top External Contributor To MariaDB Award are …

Announcing the winners of the first Top Contributor to MariaDB award

MariaDB 11.8.6, 11.4.10, 10.11.16 and 10.6.25 now available

The MariaDB Foundation is pleased to announce the availability of MariaDB 11.8.6, MariaDB 11.4.10, MariaDB 10.11.16 and MariaDB 10.6.25, the latest stable releases in their respective long-term series (receiving regular maintenance and support for three years from their first stable release dates, and critical security fixes as source code releases for two additional years beyond). …

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New binlog implementation in MariaDB 12.3

I have recently completed a large project to implement a new improved binlog format for MariaDB. The result will be available shortly in the upcoming MariaDB 12.3.1 release. …

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