Mysql 5.5 Is Out

Oracle announces the availability of MySQL 5.5
- Better performances.
- Higher availability
- New options, like table partitionning and index partitionning.

Download it here : http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.5.html
Read the WhitePaper here :http://forums.xisto.com/no_longer_exists/

That's great! I was about to download a copy and start to learn. Now I can start with the new version.

By the way when we're going to get updated version of mysql on our Cpanel. I'm noticing this lately that many softwares in asta/Xisto - Web Hosting seems to be outdated. I would love to test this new version if it becomes available online with phpmyadmin. Looking at the way, mysql is maintained by oracle. Is it worth moving away from it ? to something like postgreSQL or any other sql ?

Looking at the way, mysql is maintained by oracle. Is it worth moving away from it ? to something like postgreSQL or any other sql ?

Seems that you are asking the big question of the future for MySQL as a free alternative to Oracle.

Yes, because i see there are many developers branching out from their free source community. they're planning about foundation and are thinking to pull almost entire community there. But question remains as how they're going solve issues of money and organization. I'm sure oracle will lure few to keep project going but even if they create new foundation what are chances of that software remaining alive. After delicious, java and many other software getting sold or shut down made me wonder about it.

java is still alive.You could be somehow surprised seeing the Oracle logo when you are trying to download java, but things are not stopped at all.

I don't know how much oracle will put effort into mysql anymore. I mean how much this release took for public stable ? i guess more than 6 months, which is not good sign. Java still looks the same, nothing much improved AFAIK, only more support added to JavaFX.

Well its still in beta / or a stable one ? I am afraid to update it.