On 5/23/08, Domas Mituzas <midom.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Well, we had Enterprise subscription, which was a freebie. We may
actually have it now, if someone is not lazy to set it up again :)
Actually, we had Enterprise subscription before the actual split of
Enterprise/Community binaries - and 4.0 was in active support back then.
Does wikimedia purchase any supports from MySQL
AB?
It is slightly more complicated than that. One of wikimedia volunteer
engineers got hired by MySQL, and since then he is continuing the
work with wikimedia stuff.
Though he is not paid to work on wikimedia stuff (and does full time
support engineer job), and there's no direct relationship between two
organizations, still, in the end Wikimedia gets some mysql skillset,
and MySQL AB gets experience of running medium-sized sites - and
everyone is happy.
In the end, wikimedia did not purchase the support, but actually kind
of gets it in slightly different form (oh, and MySQL end up bragging
from time to time).
1. wikimedia had MySQL Enterprise Subscription
2. MySQL Enterprise subscriptions are an easier way to purchase
software and services
(
http://www.mysql.com/products/enterprise/subscription_benefits.html )
3. But you said, wikimedia did not purchase the support? Enterprise
subscription is not a form of purchasing the support?
Oh, and if you consider getting MySQL Enterprise
subscription, go for
it, it is the bestest thing in industry! :)