Category: Contributions
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Model Context Protocol – MCP is the winner of the MariaDB AI RAG Hackathon integration track
We recently announced the winners of the MariaDB AI RAG hackathon that we organized together with the Helsinki Python meetup group. Let’s deep dive into the integration track winner. David Ramos chose to contribute a MariaDB integration for MCP Server. MariaDB plc was impressed by the results and has picked it up for further development with more features.
David, tell us about yourself and why you decided to join the Hackathon?
I am an aspiring Data Scientist from Colombia. I […]
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Helsinki Python Hackathon – a role model for future MariaDB hackathons!
One of the most fun and rewarding activities the past two-three months has been working with the participants in the Helsinki Python hackathon on MariaDB Vector. Robert already blogged about the outcome and the award winners. Let me reflect a bit more on the entire process, as it has inspired us to do more of the same: Scaling out from Finland to other hackathons.
The goal: MariaDB Vector contributions
Our goal was to solicit contributions related to MariaDB Vector, but […]
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Amazon’s AI-agents for MariaDB Contributions
We at MariaDB Foundation are thrilled to see Amazon at the forefront of applying artificial intelligence to open source contributions — with MariaDB as their pilot.
At the May 6th MariaDB meetup in Bremen, Bardia Hassanzadeh, PhD, presented the Upstream Pilot tool: an AI-based assistant designed to help developers identify, analyze, and resolve open issues in MariaDB more effectively.
This initiative is the most promising we’ve seen for improving the open source contribution process. Bardia and Hugo Wen of Amazon […]
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The Queen, the contributions and the wardrobe
I suppose not all of my readers have a first hand (or even second hand) experience of the girls-night-in. So let me shed some light on this sacred ritual of tea, sympathy and soul-baring conversation that zigzags from the ridiculous to the profound and back again in under 30 seconds.
There a few eternal mysteries that always seem to come up –Like:“Why do I have nothing to wear when my wardrobe is clearly full of clothes?” And:“Why does cat food […]
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Deep dive into Clang sanitizer testing with MariaDB
MariaDB uses Clang’s memory, address, and undefined behavior sanitizers are used for identify coding flaws during the continuous development and testing process. MariaDB would like to share via an online event on how easy perform the same sanitizer checking.
The MemorySanitizer environment is particularly onerous to create. Because MariaDB use container based build and testing, we have an environment that can be re-used by anyone.
Our “Deep Dives” were once an internal skills transfer mechanism, however for the first time […]
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Always use the right UUID in MariaDB
The following post was written by Stefano Petrilli, who contributed UUIDv4 and UUIDv7 implementations to MariaDB. Thank you, Stefano!
The original version of the Universal Unique IDentifiers (UUID), which is now known as UUIDv1, made his first appearance in the 1980s. The most interesting guarantee that they provide is the generation of IDs that are always unique across space and time.
To comply with this promise, it uses a combination of three elements:
Plus, it sets 6 bits to a […]
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First Steps in Contributing to MariaDB
At MariaDB Day in February in Brussels, VP Engineering Vicențiu Ciurbaru delivered an inspiring presentation titled “Launch Your Open Source Career: First Steps in Contributing to MariaDB.”
In the spirit of the recent positive stats on new contributions to MariaDB, let me recap Vicentiu’s tips for anyone looking to make their first contribution.
Contributing to MariaDB is not only about writing code—it’s about joining a vibrant community where every contribution, big or small, drives innovation. We hope newcomers can see […]
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Why contribute? Scratch your own itch!
Scratch you own itch, and help others while at it!
Why do people contribute to Open Source projects?
The question is as old as Open Source and its predecessor Free Software: Why do people contribute? We re-asked the oldie-but-goodie, and got results that confirm the old adage about scratching your own itch.
Fixing work or personal needs
The most popular answer? Fixing work or personal needs. It got 44 %, nearly half the votes. You simply need to get the […]