Author: paul
Date: 2008-10-03 21:18:46 +0200 (Fri, 03 Oct 2008)
New Revision: 11978
Log:
r34484@frost: paul | 2008-10-03 14:19:41 -0500
Change some instances of "MySQL AB" to "Sun Microsystems, Inc."
Modified:
trunk/refman-4.1/apis-libmysqld.xml
trunk/refman-4.1/backup.xml
trunk/refman-4.1/dba-core.xml
trunk/refman-4.1/errors-problems.xml
trunk/refman-4.1/installing.xml
trunk/refman-5.0/backup.xml
trunk/refman-5.0/dba-core.xml
trunk/refman-5.0/errors-problems.xml
trunk/refman-5.0/faqs.xml
trunk/refman-5.0/installing-core.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/apis-libmysqld.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/backup.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/dba-core.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/errors-problems-core.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/faqs.xml
trunk/refman-5.1/installing-core.xml
trunk/refman-6.0/apis-libmysqld.xml
trunk/refman-6.0/backup.xml
trunk/refman-6.0/dba-core.xml
trunk/refman-6.0/errors-problems.xml
trunk/refman-6.0/faqs.xml
trunk/refman-6.0/installing-core.xml
trunk/refman-common/apis-perl.xml
trunk/refman-common/bug-reports.xml
trunk/refman-common/connector-j.xml
trunk/refman-common/connector-mxj.xml
trunk/refman-common/connector-net.xml
trunk/refman-common/connector-odbc.xml
trunk/refman-common/information-sources.xml
Property changes on: trunk
___________________________________________________________________
Name: svk:merge
- 4767c598-dc10-0410-bea0-d01b485662eb:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:35828
7d8d2c4e-af1d-0410-ab9f-b038ce55645b:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc:34464
b5ec3a16-e900-0410-9ad2-d183a3acac99:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:14218
bf112a9c-6c03-0410-a055-ad865cd57414:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:33554
+ 4767c598-dc10-0410-bea0-d01b485662eb:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:35828
7d8d2c4e-af1d-0410-ab9f-b038ce55645b:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc:34484
b5ec3a16-e900-0410-9ad2-d183a3acac99:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:14218
bf112a9c-6c03-0410-a055-ad865cd57414:/mysqldoc-local/mysqldoc/trunk:33554
Modified: trunk/refman-4.1/apis-libmysqld.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-4.1/apis-libmysqld.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-4.1/apis-libmysqld.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 1, Lines Deleted: 1; 711 bytes
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@
We encourage everyone to promote free software by releasing code
under the GPL or a compatible license. For those who are not able
to do this, another option is to purchase a commercial license for
- the MySQL code from MySQL AB. For details, please see
+ the MySQL code from Sun Microsystems, Inc. For details, please see
<ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/"/>.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-4.1/backup.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-4.1/backup.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-4.1/backup.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 7, Lines Deleted: 12; 1677 bytes
@@ -2921,8 +2921,8 @@
<para>
You should also check your tables regularly during normal system
- operation. At MySQL AB, we run a <command>cron</command> job to
- check all our important tables once a week, using a line like
+ operation. For example, you can run a <command>cron</command>
+ job to check important tables once a week, using a line like
this in a <filename>crontab</filename> file:
</para>
@@ -2931,21 +2931,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- This prints out information about crashed tables so that we can
- examine and repair them when needed.
+ This prints out information about crashed tables so that you can
+ examine and repair them as necessary.
</para>
<para>
- Because we have not had any unexpectedly crashed tables (tables
- that become corrupted for reasons other than hardware trouble)
- for several years, once a week is more than sufficient for us.
- </para>
-
- <para>
We recommend that to start with, you execute <command>myisamchk
-s</command> each night on all tables that have been updated
- during the last 24 hours, until you come to trust MySQL as much
- as we do.
+ during the last 24 hours. As you see that problems occur
+ infrequently, you can back off the checking frequency to once a
+ week or so.
</para>
<indexterm>
Modified: trunk/refman-4.1/dba-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-4.1/dba-core.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-4.1/dba-core.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 6, Lines Deleted: 7; 1521 bytes
@@ -9621,12 +9621,12 @@
</itemizedlist>
<para>
- You can find the MySQL-Max binaries on the MySQL AB Web site at
+ You can find the MySQL-Max binaries on the MySQL Web site at
<ulink url="&base-url-downloads;"/>.
</para>
<para>
- MySQL AB builds the MySQL-Max servers by using the following
+ We build the MySQL-Max servers by using the following
<command>configure</command> options:
</para>
@@ -16074,11 +16074,10 @@
<para>
<emphasis>You should never alter any of the tables in the
<literal>mysql</literal> database in any manner whatsoever
- except by means of the procedure prescribed by MySQL AB
- that is described in
- <xref linkend="mysql-fix-privilege-tables"/>. Attempting
- to redefine MySQL's system tables in any other fashion
- results in undefined (and unsupported!)
+ except by means of the procedure prescribed that is
+ described in <xref linkend="mysql-fix-privilege-tables"/>.
+ Attempting to redefine MySQL's system tables in any other
+ fashion results in undefined (and unsupported!)
behavior</emphasis>.
</para>
</note>
Modified: trunk/refman-4.1/errors-problems.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-4.1/errors-problems.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-4.1/errors-problems.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 6, Lines Deleted: 7; 1462 bytes
@@ -1044,8 +1044,8 @@
the quality of the thread library on a given platform. Linux
or Solaris should be able to support 500-1000 simultaneous
connections, depending on how much RAM you have and what your
- clients are doing. Static Linux binaries provided by MySQL AB
- can support up to 4000 connections.
+ clients are doing. Static Linux binaries provided by Sun
+ Microsystems, Inc. can support up to 4000 connections.
</para>
</section>
@@ -3391,11 +3391,10 @@
</para>
<para>
- The current dynamic row code has been in use at MySQL AB
- for several years with very few problems, but
- dynamic-length rows are by nature more prone to errors, so
- it may be a good idea to try this strategy to see whether
- it helps.
+ The current dynamic row code has been in use for several
+ years with very few problems, but dynamic-length rows are
+ by nature more prone to errors, so it may be a good idea
+ to try this strategy to see whether it helps.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-4.1/installing.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-4.1/installing.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-4.1/installing.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 21, Lines Added: 61, Lines Deleted: 59; 12078 bytes
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
supported on your platform.</emphasis> Please note that not all
platforms are equally suitable for running MySQL, and that not
all platforms on which MySQL is known to run are officially
- supported by MySQL AB. See <xref linkend="which-os"/>, for
- details.
+ supported by Sun Microsystems, Inc. See
+ <xref linkend="which-os"/>, for details.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -171,9 +171,10 @@
<important>
<para>
- MySQL AB does not necessarily provide official support for all
- the platforms listed in this section. For information about
- those platforms which MySQL AB officially supports, see
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. does not necessarily provide official
+ support for all the platforms listed in this section. For
+ information about those platforms that are officially
+ supported, see
<ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms.html">MySQL
Server Supported Platforms</ulink> on the MySQL Web site.
</para>
@@ -367,10 +368,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Our level of expertise here at MySQL AB with the platform.
- If we know a platform well, we enable platform-specific
- optimizations and fixes at compile time. We can also provide
- advice on configuring your system optimally for MySQL.
+ Our level of expertise here at Sun Microsystems, Inc. with
+ the platform. If we know a platform well, we enable
+ platform-specific optimizations and fixes at compile time.
+ We can also provide advice on configuring your system
+ optimally for MySQL.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1144,17 +1146,17 @@
<section id="mysql-binaries">
- <title>MySQL Binaries Compiled by MySQL AB</title>
+ <title>MySQL Binaries Compiled by Sun Microsystems, Inc.</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>binary distributions</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- As a service of MySQL AB, we provide a set of binary
- distributions of MySQL that are compiled on systems at our
- site or on systems where supporters of MySQL kindly have given
- us access to their machines.
+ As a service of Sun Microsystems, Inc., we provide a set of
+ binary distributions of MySQL that are compiled on systems at
+ our site or on systems where supporters of MySQL kindly have
+ given us access to their machines.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1209,7 +1211,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- The following binaries are built on MySQL AB development
+ The following binaries are built on our own development
systems:
</para>
@@ -1616,9 +1618,9 @@
<para>
The following binaries are built on third-party systems kindly
- provided to MySQL AB by other users. These are provided only
- as a courtesy; MySQL AB does not have full control over these
- systems, so we can provide only limited support for the
+ provided to Sun Microsystems, Inc. by other users. These are
+ provided only as a courtesy; we do not have full control over
+ these systems, so we can provide only limited support for the
binaries built on them.
</para>
@@ -1714,7 +1716,7 @@
<para>
The following compile options have been used for binary
- packages that MySQL AB provided in the past. These binaries no
+ packages that we have provided in the past. These binaries no
longer are being updated, but the compile options are listed
here for reference purposes.
</para>
@@ -1879,8 +1881,8 @@
<para>
After you have downloaded the MySQL package that suits your
needs and before you attempt to install it, you should make sure
- that it is intact and has not been tampered with. MySQL AB
- offers three means of integrity checking:
+ that it is intact and has not been tampered with. There are
+ three means of integrity checking:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -2018,9 +2020,9 @@
<para>
To verify the signature for a specific package, you first need
- to obtain a copy of MySQL AB's public GPG build key, which you
- can download from <ulink url="http://keyserver.pgp.com/"/>.
- The key that you want to obtain is named
+ to obtain a copy of our public GPG build key, which you can
+ download from <ulink url="http://keyserver.pgp.com/"/>. The
+ key that you want to obtain is named
<literal>build@stripped</literal>. Alternatively, you can cut
and paste the key directly from the following text:
</para>
@@ -2312,8 +2314,8 @@
<para>
This section describes the default layout of the directories
created by installing binary or source distributions provided by
- MySQL AB. A distribution provided by another vendor might use a
- layout different from those shown here.
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc.. A distribution provided by another
+ vendor might use a layout different from those shown here.
</para>
<para>
@@ -2371,8 +2373,8 @@
</informaltable>
<para>
- Installations created from MySQL AB's Linux RPM distributions
- result in files under the following system directories:
+ Installations created from our Linux RPM distributions result in
+ files under the following system directories:
</para>
<informaltable>
@@ -2622,10 +2624,10 @@
</remark>
<para>
- A native Windows distribution of MySQL has been available from
- MySQL AB since version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of
- the daily downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process
- for installing MySQL on Windows.
+ A native Windows distribution of MySQL has been available since
+ version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of the daily
+ downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process for
+ installing MySQL on Windows.
</para>
<para>
@@ -3361,7 +3363,7 @@
<para>
The MySQL Configuration Wizard is to a large extent the result
- of feedback that MySQL AB has received from many users over a
+ of feedback that we have received from many users over a
period of several years. However, if you find that it lacks
some feature important to you, please report it in our bugs
database using the instructions given in
@@ -3969,7 +3971,7 @@
<para>
The MySQL Configuration Wizard firsts determines various
configuration file options based on your choices using a
- template prepared by MySQL AB developers and engineers. This
+ template prepared by MySQL developers and engineers. This
template is named <filename>my-template.ini</filename> and is
located in your server installation directory.
</para>
@@ -5886,13 +5888,13 @@
<para>
The recommended way to install MySQL on RPM-based Linux
- distributions is by using the RPM packages. The RPMs provided by
- MySQL AB to the community should work on all versions of Linux
- that support RPM packages and use <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3.
- MySQL AB also provides RPMs with binaries that are statically
- linked to a patched version of <literal>glibc</literal> 2.2, but
- only for the x86 (32-bit) architecture. To obtain RPM packages,
- see <xref linkend="getting-mysql"/>.
+ distributions is by using the RPM packages. The RPMs that we
+ provide to the community should work on all versions of Linux that
+ support RPM packages and use <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3. We also
+ provide RPMs with binaries that are statically linked to a patched
+ version of <literal>glibc</literal> 2.2, but only for the x86
+ (32-bit) architecture. To obtain RPM packages, see
+ <xref linkend="getting-mysql"/>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -5902,8 +5904,8 @@
</para>
<para>
- MySQL AB does provide some platform-specific RPMs; the difference
- between a platform-specific RPM and a generic RPM is that a
+ We do provide some platform-specific RPMs; the difference between
+ a platform-specific RPM and a generic RPM is that a
platform-specific RPM is built on the targeted platform and is
linked dynamically whereas a generic RPM is linked statically with
LinuxThreads.
@@ -5913,8 +5915,8 @@
<para>
RPM distributions of MySQL often are provided by other vendors.
Be aware that they may differ in features and capabilities from
- those built by MySQL AB, and that the instructions in this
- manual do not necessarily apply to installing them. The vendor's
+ those built by us, and that the instructions in this manual do
+ not necessarily apply to installing them. The vendor's
instructions should be consulted instead.
</para>
</note>
@@ -6522,10 +6524,10 @@
<para>
On Mac OS X Server, the default MySQL installation uses the
variable <literal>MYSQL</literal> in the
- <filename>/etc/hostconfig</filename> file. The MySQL AB Startup
- Item installer disables this variable by setting it to
+ <filename>/etc/hostconfig</filename> file. The MySQL Startup Item
+ installer disables this variable by setting it to
<literal>MYSQL=-NO-</literal>. This avoids boot time conflicts
- with the <literal>MYSQLCOM</literal> variable used by the MySQL AB
+ with the <literal>MYSQLCOM</literal> variable used by the MySQL
Startup Item. However, it does not shut down a running MySQL
server. You should do that yourself.
</para>
@@ -9761,11 +9763,11 @@
<para>
The instructions here are strictly for users who want to test
MySQL on Microsoft Windows from the latest source distribution
- or from the Bazaar tree. For production use, MySQL AB does not
- advise using a MySQL server built by yourself from source.
- Normally, it is best to use precompiled binary distributions
- of MySQL that are built specifically for optimal performance
- on Windows by MySQL AB. Instructions for installing binary
+ or from the Bazaar tree. For production use, we do not advise
+ using a MySQL server built by yourself from source. Normally,
+ it is best to use precompiled binary distributions of MySQL
+ that are built specifically for optimal performance on Windows
+ by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Instructions for installing binary
distributions are available in
<xref linkend="windows-installation"/>.
</para>
@@ -9812,9 +9814,9 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Obtain a Windows source distribution packaged by MySQL AB
- for the particular version of MySQL in which you are
- interested. These are available from
+ Obtain a Windows source distribution packaged for the
+ particular version of MySQL in which you are interested.
+ These are available from
<ulink url="&base-url-downloads;"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -18536,9 +18538,9 @@
<note>
<para>
- MySQL AB no longer tests builds on OS/2. The notes in this
- section are provided for your information but may not work on
- your system.
+ We no longer test builds on OS/2. The notes in this section
+ are provided for your information but may not work on your
+ system.
</para>
</note>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/backup.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/backup.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/backup.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 7, Lines Deleted: 12; 1677 bytes
@@ -2866,8 +2866,8 @@
<para>
You should also check your tables regularly during normal system
- operation. At MySQL AB, we run a <command>cron</command> job to
- check all our important tables once a week, using a line like
+ operation. For example, you can run a <command>cron</command>
+ job to check important tables once a week, using a line like
this in a <filename>crontab</filename> file:
</para>
@@ -2876,21 +2876,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- This prints out information about crashed tables so that we can
- examine and repair them when needed.
+ This prints out information about crashed tables so that you can
+ examine and repair them as necessary.
</para>
<para>
- Because we have not had any unexpectedly crashed tables (tables
- that become corrupted for reasons other than hardware trouble)
- for several years, once a week is more than sufficient for us.
- </para>
-
- <para>
We recommend that to start with, you execute <command>myisamchk
-s</command> each night on all tables that have been updated
- during the last 24 hours, until you come to trust MySQL as much
- as we do.
+ during the last 24 hours. As you see that problems occur
+ infrequently, you can back off the checking frequency to once a
+ week or so.
</para>
<indexterm>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/dba-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/dba-core.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/dba-core.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 5, Lines Deleted: 6; 1377 bytes
@@ -18166,11 +18166,10 @@
<para>
<emphasis>You should never alter any of the tables in the
<literal>mysql</literal> database in any manner whatsoever
- except by means of the procedure prescribed by MySQL AB
- that is described in <xref linkend="mysql-upgrade"/>.
- Attempting to redefine MySQL's system tables in any other
- fashion results in undefined (and unsupported!)
- behavior</emphasis>.
+ except by means of the procedure that is described in
+ <xref linkend="mysql-upgrade"/>. Attempting to redefine
+ MySQL's system tables in any other fashion results in
+ undefined (and unsupported!) behavior</emphasis>.
</para>
</note>
@@ -19529,7 +19528,7 @@
same licensing model, whereas OpenSSL uses an Apache-style
license.) yaSSL support initially was available only for a few
platforms, but now it is available on all platforms supported
- by MySQL AB.
+ by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
</para>
<para>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/errors-problems.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/errors-problems.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/errors-problems.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 6, Lines Deleted: 7; 1462 bytes
@@ -1043,8 +1043,8 @@
the quality of the thread library on a given platform. Linux
or Solaris should be able to support 500-1000 simultaneous
connections, depending on how much RAM you have and what your
- clients are doing. Static Linux binaries provided by MySQL AB
- can support up to 4000 connections.
+ clients are doing. Static Linux binaries provided by Sun
+ Microsystems, Inc. can support up to 4000 connections.
</para>
</section>
@@ -3307,11 +3307,10 @@
</para>
<para>
- The current dynamic row code has been in use at MySQL AB
- for several years with very few problems, but
- dynamic-length rows are by nature more prone to errors, so
- it may be a good idea to try this strategy to see whether
- it helps.
+ The current dynamic row code has been in use for several
+ years with very few problems, but dynamic-length rows are
+ by nature more prone to errors, so it may be a good idea
+ to try this strategy to see whether it helps.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/faqs.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/faqs.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/faqs.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 1, Lines Deleted: 1; 674 bytes
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@
<para>
No. Since applications may rely on a certain standard
structure, this should not be modified. For this reason,
- <emphasis>MySQL AB cannot support bugs or other issues which
+ <emphasis>we cannot support bugs or other issues which
result from modifying <literal>INFORMATION_SCHEMA</literal>
tables or data</emphasis>.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.0/installing-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.0/installing-core.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.0/installing-core.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 15, Lines Added: 46, Lines Deleted: 46; 9044 bytes
@@ -30,10 +30,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- MySQL Enterprise is MySQL AB's commercial offering for modern
- enterprise businesses. It includes MySQL Enterprise Server and
- the services provided by MySQL Network. To install MySQL
- Enterprise, see <xref linkend="installing-es"/>.
+ MySQL Enterprise is Sun Microsystems, Inc.'s commercial
+ offering for modern enterprise businesses. It includes MySQL
+ Enterprise Server and the services provided by MySQL Network.
+ To install MySQL Enterprise, see
+ <xref linkend="installing-es"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@
<para>
After you have downloaded the MySQL package that suits your needs
and before you attempt to install it, you should make sure that it
- is intact and has not been tampered with. MySQL AB offers three
- means of integrity checking:
+ is intact and has not been tampered with. There are three means of
+ integrity checking:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- At MySQL AB, we sign MySQL downloadable packages with
+ We sign MySQL downloadable packages with
<command>GnuPG</command> (GNU Privacy Guard).
<command>GnuPG</command> is an Open Source alternative to the
well-known Pretty Good Privacy (<command>PGP</command>) by Phil
@@ -261,9 +262,9 @@
<para>
To verify the signature for a specific package, you first need
- to obtain a copy of MySQL AB's public GPG build key, which you
- can download from <ulink url="http://keyserver.pgp.com/"/>. The
- key that you want to obtain is named
+ to obtain a copy of our public GPG build key, which you can
+ download from <ulink url="http://keyserver.pgp.com/"/>. The key
+ that you want to obtain is named
<literal>build@stripped</literal>. Alternatively, you can cut
and paste the key directly from the following text:
</para>
@@ -552,8 +553,8 @@
<para>
This section describes the default layout of the directories
created by installing binary or source distributions provided by
- MySQL AB. A distribution provided by another vendor might use a
- layout different from those shown here.
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. A distribution provided by another vendor
+ might use a layout different from those shown here.
</para>
<para>
@@ -612,8 +613,8 @@
</informaltable>
<para>
- Installations created from MySQL AB's Linux RPM distributions
- result in files under the following system directories:
+ Installations created from our Linux RPM distributions result in
+ files under the following system directories:
</para>
<informaltable>
@@ -858,10 +859,10 @@
</remark>
<para>
- A native Windows distribution of MySQL has been available from
- MySQL AB since version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of
- the daily downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process
- for installing MySQL on Windows.
+ A native Windows distribution of MySQL has been available since
+ version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of the daily
+ downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process for
+ installing MySQL on Windows.
</para>
<note>
@@ -1615,11 +1616,10 @@
<para>
The MySQL Server Configuration Wizard is to a large extent the
- result of feedback that MySQL AB has received from many users
- over a period of several years. However, if you find that it
- lacks some feature important to you, please report it in our
- bugs database using the instructions given in
- <xref linkend="bug-reports"/>.
+ result of feedback that we have received from many users over a
+ period of several years. However, if you find that it lacks some
+ feature important to you, please report it in our bugs database
+ using the instructions given in <xref linkend="bug-reports"/>.
</para>
<section id="mysql-config-wizard-starting" role="cses">
@@ -2385,7 +2385,7 @@
<para>
The MySQL Server Configuration Wizard first determines
configuration file options based on your choices using a
- template prepared by MySQL AB developers and engineers. This
+ template prepared by MySQL developers and engineers. This
template is named <filename>my-template.ini</filename> and is
located in your server installation directory.
</para>
@@ -4039,13 +4039,13 @@
<para>
The recommended way to install MySQL on RPM-based Linux
- distributions is by using the RPM packages. The RPMs provided by
- MySQL AB to the community should work on all versions of Linux
- that support RPM packages and use <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3.
- MySQL AB also provides RPMs with binaries that are statically
- linked to a patched version of <literal>glibc</literal> 2.2, but
- only for the x86 (32-bit) architecture. To obtain RPM packages,
- see <xref linkend="getting-mysql"/>.
+ distributions is by using the RPM packages. The RPMs that we
+ provide to the community should work on all versions of Linux that
+ support RPM packages and use <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3. We also
+ provide RPMs with binaries that are statically linked to a patched
+ version of <literal>glibc</literal> 2.2, but only for the x86
+ (32-bit) architecture. To obtain RPM packages, see
+ <xref linkend="getting-mysql"/>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -4055,8 +4055,8 @@
</para>
<para>
- MySQL AB does provide some platform-specific RPMs; the difference
- between a platform-specific RPM and a generic RPM is that a
+ We do provide some platform-specific RPMs; the difference between
+ a platform-specific RPM and a generic RPM is that a
platform-specific RPM is built on the targeted platform and is
linked dynamically whereas a generic RPM is linked statically with
LinuxThreads.
@@ -4066,8 +4066,8 @@
<para>
RPM distributions of MySQL often are provided by other vendors.
Be aware that they may differ in features and capabilities from
- those built by MySQL AB, and that the instructions in this
- manual do not necessarily apply to installing them. The vendor's
+ those built by us, and that the instructions in this manual do
+ not necessarily apply to installing them. The vendor's
instructions should be consulted instead.
</para>
</note>
@@ -4689,10 +4689,10 @@
<para>
On Mac OS X Server, the default MySQL installation uses the
variable <literal>MYSQL</literal> in the
- <filename>/etc/hostconfig</filename> file. The MySQL AB Startup
- Item installer disables this variable by setting it to
+ <filename>/etc/hostconfig</filename> file. The MySQL Startup Item
+ installer disables this variable by setting it to
<literal>MYSQL=-NO-</literal>. This avoids boot time conflicts
- with the <literal>MYSQLCOM</literal> variable used by the MySQL AB
+ with the <literal>MYSQLCOM</literal> variable used by the MySQL
Startup Item. However, it does not shut down a running MySQL
server. You should do that yourself.
</para>
@@ -8288,11 +8288,11 @@
<para>
The instructions here are strictly for users who want to test
MySQL on Microsoft Windows from the latest source distribution
- or from the Bazaar tree. For production use, MySQL AB does not
- advise using a MySQL server built by yourself from source.
- Normally, it is best to use precompiled binary distributions
- of MySQL that are built specifically for optimal performance
- on Windows by MySQL AB. Instructions for installing binary
+ or from the Bazaar tree. For production use, we do not advise
+ using a MySQL server built by yourself from source. Normally,
+ it is best to use precompiled binary distributions of MySQL
+ that are built specifically for optimal performance on Windows
+ by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Instructions for installing binary
distributions are available in
<xref linkend="windows-installation"/>.
</para>
@@ -17153,9 +17153,9 @@
<note>
<para>
- MySQL AB no longer tests builds on OS/2. The notes in this
- section are provided for your information but may not work on
- your system.
+ We no longer test builds on OS/2. The notes in this section
+ are provided for your information but may not work on your
+ system.
</para>
</note>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/apis-libmysqld.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/apis-libmysqld.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/apis-libmysqld.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 1, Lines Deleted: 1; 711 bytes
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
We encourage everyone to promote free software by releasing code
under the GPL or a compatible license. For those who are not able
to do this, another option is to purchase a commercial license for
- the MySQL code from MySQL AB. For details, please see
+ the MySQL code from Sun Microsystems, Inc. For details, please see
<ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/"/>.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/backup.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/backup.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/backup.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 7, Lines Deleted: 12; 1677 bytes
@@ -2875,8 +2875,8 @@
<para>
You should also check your tables regularly during normal system
- operation. At MySQL AB, we run a <command>cron</command> job to
- check all our important tables once a week, using a line like
+ operation. For example, you can run a <command>cron</command>
+ job to check important tables once a week, using a line like
this in a <filename>crontab</filename> file:
</para>
@@ -2885,21 +2885,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- This prints out information about crashed tables so that we can
- examine and repair them when needed.
+ This prints out information about crashed tables so that you can
+ examine and repair them as necessary.
</para>
<para>
- Because we have not had any unexpectedly crashed tables (tables
- that become corrupted for reasons other than hardware trouble)
- for several years, once a week is more than sufficient for us.
- </para>
-
- <para>
We recommend that to start with, you execute <command>myisamchk
-s</command> each night on all tables that have been updated
- during the last 24 hours, until you come to trust MySQL as much
- as we do.
+ during the last 24 hours. As you see that problems occur
+ infrequently, you can back off the checking frequency to once a
+ week or so.
</para>
<indexterm>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/dba-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/dba-core.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/dba-core.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 6, Lines Deleted: 6; 1473 bytes
@@ -20173,11 +20173,10 @@
<para>
<emphasis>You should never alter any of the tables in the
<literal>mysql</literal> database in any manner whatsoever
- except by means of the procedure prescribed by MySQL AB
- that is described in <xref linkend="mysql-upgrade"/>.
- Attempting to redefine MySQL's system tables in any other
- fashion results in undefined (and unsupported!)
- behavior</emphasis>.
+ except by means of the procedure that is described in
+ <xref linkend="mysql-upgrade"/>. Attempting to redefine
+ MySQL's system tables in any other fashion results in
+ undefined (and unsupported!) behavior</emphasis>.
</para>
</note>
@@ -21530,7 +21529,8 @@
with yaSSL. (MySQL and yaSSL employ the same licensing model,
whereas OpenSSL uses an Apache-style license.) yaSSL support
initially was available only for a few platforms, but now it
- is available on all platforms supported by MySQL AB.
+ is available on all MySQL platforms supported by Sun
+ Microsystems, Inc.
</para>
<para>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/errors-problems-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/errors-problems-core.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/errors-problems-core.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 6, Lines Deleted: 7; 1477 bytes
@@ -1047,8 +1047,8 @@
the quality of the thread library on a given platform. Linux
or Solaris should be able to support 500-1000 simultaneous
connections, depending on how much RAM you have and what your
- clients are doing. Static Linux binaries provided by MySQL AB
- can support up to 4000 connections.
+ clients are doing. Static Linux binaries provided by Sun
+ Microsystems, Inc. can support up to 4000 connections.
</para>
</section>
@@ -3310,11 +3310,10 @@
</para>
<para>
- The current dynamic row code has been in use at MySQL AB
- for several years with very few problems, but
- dynamic-length rows are by nature more prone to errors, so
- it may be a good idea to try this strategy to see whether
- it helps.
+ The current dynamic row code has been in use for several
+ years with very few problems, but dynamic-length rows are
+ by nature more prone to errors, so it may be a good idea
+ to try this strategy to see whether it helps.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/faqs.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/faqs.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/faqs.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 1, Lines Deleted: 1; 674 bytes
@@ -2015,7 +2015,7 @@
<para>
No. Since applications may rely on a certain standard
structure, this should not be modified. For this reason,
- <emphasis>MySQL AB cannot support bugs or other issues which
+ <emphasis>we cannot support bugs or other issues which
result from modifying <literal>INFORMATION_SCHEMA</literal>
tables or data</emphasis>.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-5.1/installing-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-5.1/installing-core.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-5.1/installing-core.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 21, Lines Added: 54, Lines Deleted: 51; 11434 bytes
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
supported on your platform.</emphasis> Please note that not all
platforms are equally suitable for running MySQL, and that not
all platforms on which MySQL is known to run are officially
- supported by MySQL AB:
+ supported by Sun Microsystems, Inc.:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -230,9 +230,10 @@
<important>
<para>
- MySQL AB does not necessarily provide official support for all
- the platforms listed in this section. For information about
- those platforms which MySQL AB officially supports, see
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. does not necessarily provide official
+ support for all the platforms listed in this section. For
+ information about those platforms that are officially
+ supported, see
<ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms.html">MySQL
Server Supported Platforms</ulink> on the MySQL Web site.
</para>
@@ -427,10 +428,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Our level of expertise here at MySQL AB with the platform.
- If we know a platform well, we enable platform-specific
- optimizations and fixes at compile time. We can also provide
- advice on configuring your system optimally for MySQL.
+ Our level of expertise here at Sun Microsystems, Inc. with
+ the platform. If we know a platform well, we enable
+ platform-specific optimizations and fixes at compile time.
+ We can also provide advice on configuring your system
+ optimally for MySQL.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1178,17 +1180,17 @@
<section id="mysql-binaries">
- <title>MySQL Binaries Compiled by MySQL AB</title>
+ <title>MySQL Binaries Compiled by Sun Microsystems, Inc.</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>binary distributions</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- As a service of MySQL AB, we provide a set of binary
- distributions of MySQL that are compiled on systems at our
- site or on systems where supporters of MySQL kindly have given
- us access to their machines.
+ As a service of Sun Microsystems, Inc., we provide a set of
+ binary distributions of MySQL that are compiled on systems at
+ our site or on systems where supporters of MySQL kindly have
+ given us access to their machines.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1248,7 +1250,7 @@
</remark>
<para>
- The following binaries are built on MySQL AB development
+ The following binaries are built on our own development
systems:
</para>
@@ -1655,9 +1657,9 @@
<para>
The following binaries are built on third-party systems kindly
- provided to MySQL AB by other users. These are provided only
- as a courtesy; MySQL AB does not have full control over these
- systems, so we can provide only limited support for the
+ provided to Sun Microsystems, Inc. by other users. These are
+ provided only as a courtesy; we do not have full control over
+ these systems, so we can provide only limited support for the
binaries built on them.
</para>
@@ -1753,7 +1755,7 @@
<para>
The following compile options have been used for binary
- packages that MySQL AB provided in the past. These binaries no
+ packages that we have provided in the past. These binaries no
longer are being updated, but the compile options are listed
here for reference purposes.
</para>
@@ -1918,8 +1920,8 @@
<para>
After you have downloaded the MySQL package that suits your
needs and before you attempt to install it, you should make sure
- that it is intact and has not been tampered with. MySQL AB
- offers three means of integrity checking:
+ that it is intact and has not been tampered with. There are
+ three means of integrity checking:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -2035,7 +2037,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- At MySQL AB, we sign MySQL downloadable packages with
+ We sign MySQL downloadable packages with
<command>GnuPG</command> (GNU Privacy Guard).
<command>GnuPG</command> is an Open Source alternative to the
well-known Pretty Good Privacy (<command>PGP</command>) by
@@ -2055,9 +2057,9 @@
<para>
To verify the signature for a specific package, you first need
- to obtain a copy of MySQL AB's public GPG build key, which you
- can download from <ulink url="http://keyserver.pgp.com/"/>.
- The key that you want to obtain is named
+ to obtain a copy of our public GPG build key, which you can
+ download from <ulink url="http://keyserver.pgp.com/"/>. The
+ key that you want to obtain is named
<literal>build@stripped</literal>. Alternatively, you can cut
and paste the key directly from the following text:
</para>
@@ -2346,8 +2348,8 @@
<para>
This section describes the default layout of the directories
created by installing binary or source distributions provided by
- MySQL AB. A distribution provided by another vendor might use a
- layout different from those shown here.
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. A distribution provided by another vendor
+ might use a layout different from those shown here.
</para>
<para>
@@ -2406,8 +2408,8 @@
</informaltable>
<para>
- Installations created from MySQL AB's Linux RPM distributions
- result in files under the following system directories:
+ Installations created from our Linux RPM distributions result in
+ files under the following system directories:
</para>
<informaltable>
@@ -2652,10 +2654,10 @@
<title>Installing MySQL on Windows</title>
<para>
- A native Windows distribution of MySQL has been available from
- MySQL AB since version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of
- the daily downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process
- for installing MySQL on Windows.
+ A native Windows distribution of MySQL has been available since
+ version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of the daily
+ downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process for
+ installing MySQL on Windows.
</para>
<note>
@@ -3362,7 +3364,7 @@
<para>
The MySQL Configuration Wizard is to a large extent the result
- of feedback that MySQL AB has received from many users over a
+ of feedback that we have received from many users over a
period of several years. However, if you find that it lacks
some feature important to you, please report it in our bugs
database using the instructions given in
@@ -3961,7 +3963,7 @@
<para>
The MySQL Configuration Wizard first determines configuration
file options based on your choices using a template prepared
- by MySQL AB developers and engineers. This template is named
+ by MySQL developers and engineers. This template is named
<filename>my-template.ini</filename> and is located in your
server installation directory.
</para>
@@ -5712,9 +5714,9 @@
<para>
The recommended way to install MySQL on RPM-based Linux
- distributions is by using the RPM packages. The RPMs provided by
- MySQL AB to the community should work on all versions of Linux
- that support RPM packages and use <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3. To
+ distributions is by using the RPM packages. The RPMs that we
+ provide to the community should work on all versions of Linux that
+ support RPM packages and use <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3. To
obtain RPM packages, see <xref linkend="getting-mysql"/>.
</para>
@@ -5725,8 +5727,8 @@
</para>
<para>
- MySQL AB does provide some platform-specific RPMs; the difference
- between a platform-specific RPM and a generic RPM is that a
+ We do provide some platform-specific RPMs; the difference between
+ a platform-specific RPM and a generic RPM is that a
platform-specific RPM is built on the targeted platform and is
linked dynamically whereas a generic RPM is linked statically with
LinuxThreads.
@@ -5736,8 +5738,8 @@
<para>
RPM distributions of MySQL often are provided by other vendors.
Be aware that they may differ in features and capabilities from
- those built by MySQL AB, and that the instructions in this
- manual do not necessarily apply to installing them. The vendor's
+ those built by us, and that the instructions in this manual do
+ not necessarily apply to installing them. The vendor's
instructions should be consulted instead.
</para>
</note>
@@ -6316,10 +6318,10 @@
<para>
On Mac OS X Server, the default MySQL installation uses the
variable <literal>MYSQL</literal> in the
- <filename>/etc/hostconfig</filename> file. The MySQL AB Startup
- Item installer disables this variable by setting it to
+ <filename>/etc/hostconfig</filename> file. The MySQL Startup Item
+ installer disables this variable by setting it to
<literal>MYSQL=-NO-</literal>. This avoids boot time conflicts
- with the <literal>MYSQLCOM</literal> variable used by the MySQL AB
+ with the <literal>MYSQLCOM</literal> variable used by the MySQL
Startup Item. However, it does not shut down a running MySQL
server. You should do that yourself.
</para>
@@ -9626,11 +9628,11 @@
<para>
The instructions here are strictly for users who want to test
MySQL on Microsoft Windows from the latest source distribution
- or from the Bazaar tree. For production use, MySQL AB does not
- advise using a MySQL server built by yourself from source.
- Normally, it is best to use precompiled binary distributions
- of MySQL that are built specifically for optimal performance
- on Windows by MySQL AB. Instructions for installing binary
+ or from the Bazaar tree. For production use, we do not advise
+ using a MySQL server built by yourself from source. Normally,
+ it is best to use precompiled binary distributions of MySQL
+ that are built specifically for optimal performance on Windows
+ by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Instructions for installing binary
distributions are available in
<xref linkend="windows-installation"/>.
</para>
@@ -9757,8 +9759,9 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Obtain a source distribution packaged by MySQL AB. These are
- available from <ulink url="&base-url-downloads;"/>.
+ Obtain a source distribution packaged by Sun Microsystems,
+ Inc. These are available from
+ <ulink url="&base-url-downloads;"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-6.0/apis-libmysqld.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-6.0/apis-libmysqld.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-6.0/apis-libmysqld.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 1, Lines Deleted: 1; 711 bytes
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@
We encourage everyone to promote free software by releasing code
under the GPL or a compatible license. For those who are not able
to do this, another option is to purchase a commercial license for
- the MySQL code from MySQL AB. For details, please see
+ the MySQL code from Sun Microsystems, Inc. For details, please see
<ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/company/legal/licensing/"/>.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-6.0/backup.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-6.0/backup.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-6.0/backup.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 7, Lines Deleted: 12; 1677 bytes
@@ -3868,8 +3868,8 @@
<para>
You should also check your tables regularly during normal system
- operation. At MySQL AB, we run a <command>cron</command> job to
- check all our important tables once a week, using a line like
+ operation. For example, you can run a <command>cron</command>
+ job to check important tables once a week, using a line like
this in a <filename>crontab</filename> file:
</para>
@@ -3878,21 +3878,16 @@
</programlisting>
<para>
- This prints out information about crashed tables so that we can
- examine and repair them when needed.
+ This prints out information about crashed tables so that you can
+ examine and repair them as necessary.
</para>
<para>
- Because we have not had any unexpectedly crashed tables (tables
- that become corrupted for reasons other than hardware trouble)
- for several years, once a week is more than sufficient for us.
- </para>
-
- <para>
We recommend that to start with, you execute <command>myisamchk
-s</command> each night on all tables that have been updated
- during the last 24 hours, until you come to trust MySQL as much
- as we do.
+ during the last 24 hours. As you see that problems occur
+ infrequently, you can back off the checking frequency to once a
+ week or so.
</para>
<indexterm>
Modified: trunk/refman-6.0/dba-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-6.0/dba-core.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-6.0/dba-core.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 6, Lines Deleted: 6; 1473 bytes
@@ -20072,11 +20072,10 @@
<para>
<emphasis>You should never alter any of the tables in the
<literal>mysql</literal> database in any manner whatsoever
- except by means of the procedure prescribed by MySQL AB
- that is described in <xref linkend="mysql-upgrade"/>.
- Attempting to redefine MySQL's system tables in any other
- fashion results in undefined (and unsupported!)
- behavior</emphasis>.
+ except by means of the procedure that is described in
+ <xref linkend="mysql-upgrade"/>. Attempting to redefine
+ MySQL's system tables in any other fashion results in
+ undefined (and unsupported!) behavior</emphasis>.
</para>
</note>
@@ -21429,7 +21428,8 @@
with yaSSL. (MySQL and yaSSL employ the same licensing model,
whereas OpenSSL uses an Apache-style license.) yaSSL support
initially was available only for a few platforms, but now it
- is available on all platforms supported by MySQL AB.
+ is available on all MySQL platforms supported by Sun
+ Microsystems, Inc.
</para>
<para>
Modified: trunk/refman-6.0/errors-problems.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-6.0/errors-problems.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-6.0/errors-problems.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 6, Lines Deleted: 7; 1462 bytes
@@ -1045,8 +1045,8 @@
the quality of the thread library on a given platform. Linux
or Solaris should be able to support 500-1000 simultaneous
connections, depending on how much RAM you have and what your
- clients are doing. Static Linux binaries provided by MySQL AB
- can support up to 4000 connections.
+ clients are doing. Static Linux binaries provided by Sun
+ Microsystems, Inc. can support up to 4000 connections.
</para>
</section>
@@ -3298,11 +3298,10 @@
</para>
<para>
- The current dynamic row code has been in use at MySQL AB
- for several years with very few problems, but
- dynamic-length rows are by nature more prone to errors, so
- it may be a good idea to try this strategy to see whether
- it helps.
+ The current dynamic row code has been in use for several
+ years with very few problems, but dynamic-length rows are
+ by nature more prone to errors, so it may be a good idea
+ to try this strategy to see whether it helps.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-6.0/faqs.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-6.0/faqs.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-6.0/faqs.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 1, Lines Deleted: 1; 674 bytes
@@ -2020,7 +2020,7 @@
<para>
No. Since applications may rely on a certain standard
structure, this should not be modified. For this reason,
- <emphasis>MySQL AB cannot support bugs or other issues which
+ <emphasis>we cannot support bugs or other issues which
result from modifying <literal>INFORMATION_SCHEMA</literal>
tables or data</emphasis>.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-6.0/installing-core.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-6.0/installing-core.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-6.0/installing-core.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 21, Lines Added: 54, Lines Deleted: 51; 11434 bytes
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
supported on your platform.</emphasis> Please note that not all
platforms are equally suitable for running MySQL, and that not
all platforms on which MySQL is known to run are officially
- supported by MySQL AB:
+ supported by Sun Microsystems, Inc.:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -230,9 +230,10 @@
<important>
<para>
- MySQL AB does not necessarily provide official support for all
- the platforms listed in this section. For information about
- those platforms which MySQL AB officially supports, see
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. does not necessarily provide official
+ support for all the platforms listed in this section. For
+ information about those platforms that are officially
+ supported, see
<ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms.html">MySQL
Server Supported Platforms</ulink> on the MySQL Web site.
</para>
@@ -427,10 +428,11 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Our level of expertise here at MySQL AB with the platform.
- If we know a platform well, we enable platform-specific
- optimizations and fixes at compile time. We can also provide
- advice on configuring your system optimally for MySQL.
+ Our level of expertise here at Sun Microsystems, Inc. with
+ the platform. If we know a platform well, we enable
+ platform-specific optimizations and fixes at compile time.
+ We can also provide advice on configuring your system
+ optimally for MySQL.
</para>
</listitem>
@@ -1188,17 +1190,17 @@
<section id="mysql-binaries">
- <title>MySQL Binaries Compiled by MySQL AB</title>
+ <title>MySQL Binaries Compiled by Sun Microsystems, Inc.</title>
<indexterm>
<primary>binary distributions</primary>
</indexterm>
<para>
- As a service of MySQL AB, we provide a set of binary
- distributions of MySQL that are compiled on systems at our
- site or on systems where supporters of MySQL kindly have given
- us access to their machines.
+ As a service of Sun Microsystems, Inc., we provide a set of
+ binary distributions of MySQL that are compiled on systems at
+ our site or on systems where supporters of MySQL kindly have
+ given us access to their machines.
</para>
<para>
@@ -1258,7 +1260,7 @@
</remark>
<para>
- The following binaries are built on MySQL AB development
+ The following binaries are built on our own development
systems:
</para>
@@ -1665,9 +1667,9 @@
<para>
The following binaries are built on third-party systems kindly
- provided to MySQL AB by other users. These are provided only
- as a courtesy; MySQL AB does not have full control over these
- systems, so we can provide only limited support for the
+ provided to Sun Microsystems, Inc. by other users. These are
+ provided only as a courtesy; we do not have full control over
+ these systems, so we can provide only limited support for the
binaries built on them.
</para>
@@ -1763,7 +1765,7 @@
<para>
The following compile options have been used for binary
- packages that MySQL AB provided in the past. These binaries no
+ packages that we have provided in the past. These binaries no
longer are being updated, but the compile options are listed
here for reference purposes.
</para>
@@ -1928,8 +1930,8 @@
<para>
After you have downloaded the MySQL package that suits your
needs and before you attempt to install it, you should make sure
- that it is intact and has not been tampered with. MySQL AB
- offers three means of integrity checking:
+ that it is intact and has not been tampered with. There are
+ three means of integrity checking:
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -2045,7 +2047,7 @@
</para>
<para>
- At MySQL AB, we sign MySQL downloadable packages with
+ We sign MySQL downloadable packages with
<command>GnuPG</command> (GNU Privacy Guard).
<command>GnuPG</command> is an Open Source alternative to the
well-known Pretty Good Privacy (<command>PGP</command>) by
@@ -2065,9 +2067,9 @@
<para>
To verify the signature for a specific package, you first need
- to obtain a copy of MySQL AB's public GPG build key, which you
- can download from <ulink url="http://keyserver.pgp.com/"/>.
- The key that you want to obtain is named
+ to obtain a copy of our public GPG build key, which you can
+ download from <ulink url="http://keyserver.pgp.com/"/>. The
+ key that you want to obtain is named
<literal>build@stripped</literal>. Alternatively, you can cut
and paste the key directly from the following text:
</para>
@@ -2356,8 +2358,8 @@
<para>
This section describes the default layout of the directories
created by installing binary or source distributions provided by
- MySQL AB. A distribution provided by another vendor might use a
- layout different from those shown here.
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. A distribution provided by another vendor
+ might use a layout different from those shown here.
</para>
<para>
@@ -2416,8 +2418,8 @@
</informaltable>
<para>
- Installations created from MySQL AB's Linux RPM distributions
- result in files under the following system directories:
+ Installations created from our Linux RPM distributions result in
+ files under the following system directories:
</para>
<informaltable>
@@ -2662,10 +2664,10 @@
<title>Installing MySQL on Windows</title>
<para>
- A native Windows distribution of MySQL has been available from
- MySQL AB since version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of
- the daily downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process
- for installing MySQL on Windows.
+ A native Windows distribution of MySQL has been available since
+ version 3.21 and represents a sizable percentage of the daily
+ downloads of MySQL. This section describes the process for
+ installing MySQL on Windows.
</para>
<note>
@@ -3372,7 +3374,7 @@
<para>
The MySQL Configuration Wizard is to a large extent the result
- of feedback that MySQL AB has received from many users over a
+ of feedback that we have received from many users over a
period of several years. However, if you find that it lacks
some feature important to you, please report it in our bugs
database using the instructions given in
@@ -3971,7 +3973,7 @@
<para>
The MySQL Configuration Wizard first determines configuration
file options based on your choices using a template prepared
- by MySQL AB developers and engineers. This template is named
+ by MySQL developers and engineers. This template is named
<filename>my-template.ini</filename> and is located in your
server installation directory.
</para>
@@ -5664,9 +5666,9 @@
<para>
The recommended way to install MySQL on RPM-based Linux
- distributions is by using the RPM packages. The RPMs provided by
- MySQL AB to the community should work on all versions of Linux
- that support RPM packages and use <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3. To
+ distributions is by using the RPM packages. The RPMs that we
+ provide to the community should work on all versions of Linux that
+ support RPM packages and use <literal>glibc</literal> 2.3. To
obtain RPM packages, see <xref linkend="getting-mysql"/>.
</para>
@@ -5677,8 +5679,8 @@
</para>
<para>
- MySQL AB does provide some platform-specific RPMs; the difference
- between a platform-specific RPM and a generic RPM is that a
+ We do provide some platform-specific RPMs; the difference between
+ a platform-specific RPM and a generic RPM is that a
platform-specific RPM is built on the targeted platform and is
linked dynamically whereas a generic RPM is linked statically with
LinuxThreads.
@@ -5688,8 +5690,8 @@
<para>
RPM distributions of MySQL often are provided by other vendors.
Be aware that they may differ in features and capabilities from
- those built by MySQL AB, and that the instructions in this
- manual do not necessarily apply to installing them. The vendor's
+ those built by us, and that the instructions in this manual do
+ not necessarily apply to installing them. The vendor's
instructions should be consulted instead.
</para>
</note>
@@ -6242,10 +6244,10 @@
<para>
On Mac OS X Server, the default MySQL installation uses the
variable <literal>MYSQL</literal> in the
- <filename>/etc/hostconfig</filename> file. The MySQL AB Startup
- Item installer disables this variable by setting it to
+ <filename>/etc/hostconfig</filename> file. The MySQL Startup Item
+ installer disables this variable by setting it to
<literal>MYSQL=-NO-</literal>. This avoids boot time conflicts
- with the <literal>MYSQLCOM</literal> variable used by the MySQL AB
+ with the <literal>MYSQLCOM</literal> variable used by the MySQL
Startup Item. However, it does not shut down a running MySQL
server. You should do that yourself.
</para>
@@ -9681,11 +9683,11 @@
<para>
The instructions here are strictly for users who want to test
MySQL on Microsoft Windows from the latest source distribution
- or from the Bazaar tree. For production use, MySQL AB does not
- advise using a MySQL server built by yourself from source.
- Normally, it is best to use precompiled binary distributions
- of MySQL that are built specifically for optimal performance
- on Windows by MySQL AB. Instructions for installing binary
+ or from the Bazaar tree. For production use, we do not advise
+ using a MySQL server built by yourself from source. Normally,
+ it is best to use precompiled binary distributions of MySQL
+ that are built specifically for optimal performance on Windows
+ by Sun Microsystems, Inc. Instructions for installing binary
distributions are available in
<xref linkend="windows-installation"/>.
</para>
@@ -9812,8 +9814,9 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Obtain a source distribution packaged by MySQL AB. These are
- available from <ulink url="&base-url-downloads;"/>.
+ Obtain a source distribution packaged by Sun Microsystems,
+ Inc. These are available from
+ <ulink url="&base-url-downloads;"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-common/apis-perl.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-common/apis-perl.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-common/apis-perl.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 2, Lines Deleted: 2; 733 bytes
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
<para>
For online information about Perl DBI, visit the DBI Web site,
<ulink url="http://dbi.perl.org/"/>. That site hosts a general
- DBI mailing list. MySQL AB hosts a list specifically about
- <literal>DBD::mysql</literal>; see
+ DBI mailing list. Sun Microsystems, Inc. hosts a list
+ specifically about <literal>DBD::mysql</literal>; see
<xref linkend="mailing-lists"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-common/bug-reports.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-common/bug-reports.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-common/bug-reports.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 1, Lines Deleted: 1; 535 bytes
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@
<para>
You can also use <ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/search/"/> to
search all the Web pages (including the manual) that are located
- at the MySQL AB Web site.
+ at the MySQL Web site.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-common/connector-j.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-common/connector-j.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-common/connector-j.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 4, Lines Added: 17, Lines Deleted: 16; 3314 bytes
@@ -540,10 +540,10 @@
<title>Upgrading from an Older Version</title>
<para>
- MySQL AB tries to keep the upgrade process as easy as possible,
- however as is the case with any software, sometimes changes need
- to be made in new versions to support new features, improve
- existing functionality, or comply with new standards.
+ We try to keep the upgrade process as easy as possible, however
+ as is the case with any software, sometimes changes need to be
+ made in new versions to support new features, improve existing
+ functionality, or comply with new standards.
</para>
<para>
@@ -724,11 +724,11 @@
<para>
You should not use the debug build of the driver unless
- instructed to do so when reporting a problem or bug to
- MySQL AB, as it is not designed to be run in production
- environments, and will have adverse performance impact
- when used. The debug binary also depends on the Aspect/J
- runtime library, which is located in the
+ instructed to do so when reporting a problem or bug, as it
+ is not designed to be run in production environments, and
+ will have adverse performance impact when used. The debug
+ binary also depends on the Aspect/J runtime library, which
+ is located in the
<filename>src/lib/aspectjrt.jar</filename> file that comes
with the Connector/J distribution.
</para>
@@ -4678,8 +4678,8 @@
file might also exist in the <filename>data</filename>
directory of your MySQL server, or anywhere else
(depending on how MySQL was compiled for your system).
- Binaries created by MySQL AB always look in /etc/my.cnf
- and [datadir]/my.cnf. If your MySQL server has been
+ Binaries created by us always look in /etc/my.cnf and
+ [datadir]/my.cnf. If your MySQL server has been
firewalled, you will need to have the firewall configured
to allow TCP/IP connections from the host where your Java
code is running to the MySQL server on the port that MySQL
@@ -5127,11 +5127,12 @@
<title>Connector/J Community Support</title>
<para>
- MySQL AB provides assistance to the user community by means of
- its mailing lists. For Connector/J related issues, you can get
- help from experienced users by using the MySQL and Java mailing
- list. Archives and subscription information is available online
- at <ulink
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides assistance to the user community
+ by means of its mailing lists. For Connector/J related issues,
+ you can get help from experienced users by using the MySQL and
+ Java mailing list. Archives and subscription information is
+ available online at
+ <ulink
url="http://lists.mysql.com/java"/>.
</para>
Modified: trunk/refman-common/connector-mxj.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-common/connector-mxj.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-common/connector-mxj.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 4, Lines Deleted: 5; 930 bytes
@@ -2166,15 +2166,14 @@
<title>Connector/MXJ Community Support</title>
<para>
- MySQL AB provides assistance to the user community by means of a
- number of mailing lists and web based forums.
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides assistance to the user community
+ by means of a number of mailing lists and web based forums.
</para>
<para>
You can find help and support through the
- <ulink
- url="http://lists.mysql.com/java">MySQL and
- Java</ulink> mailing list.
+ <ulink url="http://lists.mysql.com/java">MySQL and Java</ulink>
+ mailing list.
</para>
<para>
Modified: trunk/refman-common/connector-net.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-common/connector-net.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-common/connector-net.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 1, Lines Added: 2, Lines Deleted: 2; 645 bytes
@@ -25141,8 +25141,8 @@
<listitem>
<para>
- Paid support is available from MySQL AB. Additional
- information is available at
+ Paid support is available from Sun Microsystems, Inc.
+ Additional information is available at
<ulink url="http://www.mysql.com/support/"/>.
</para>
</listitem>
Modified: trunk/refman-common/connector-odbc.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-common/connector-odbc.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-common/connector-odbc.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 8, Lines Deleted: 10; 1591 bytes
@@ -755,11 +755,10 @@
</para>
<para>
- MySQL AB distributes all its products under the General Public
- License (GPL). You can get a copy of the latest version of
- Connector/ODBC binaries and sources from the MySQL AB Web site
- <ulink
- url="&base-url-downloads;"/>.
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc distributes its MySQL products under the
+ General Public License (GPL). You can get a copy of the latest
+ version of Connector/ODBC binaries and sources from our Web site
+ at <ulink url="&base-url-downloads;"/>.
</para>
<para>
@@ -9304,13 +9303,12 @@
<title>Connector/ODBC Community Support</title>
<para>
- MySQL AB provides assistance to the user community by means of
- its mailing lists. For Connector/ODBC-related issues, you can
- get help from experienced users by using the
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. provides assistance to the user community
+ by means of its mailing lists. For Connector/ODBC-related
+ issues, you can get help from experienced users by using the
<email>myodbc@stripped</email> mailing list. Archives are
available online at
- <ulink
- url="http://lists.mysql.com/myodbc"/>.
+ <ulink url="http://lists.mysql.com/myodbc"/>.
</para>
<para>
Modified: trunk/refman-common/information-sources.xml
===================================================================
--- trunk/refman-common/information-sources.xml 2008-10-03 18:17:49 UTC (rev 11977)
+++ trunk/refman-common/information-sources.xml 2008-10-03 19:18:46 UTC (rev 11978)
Changed blocks: 2, Lines Added: 9, Lines Deleted: 7; 1584 bytes
@@ -266,13 +266,15 @@
<para>
If you're unable to get an answer to your questions from a MySQL
- mailing list or forum, one option is to purchase support from
- MySQL AB. This puts you in direct contact with MySQL developers.
+ mailing list or forum, one option is to purchase support from Sun
+ Microsystems, Inc. This puts you in direct contact with MySQL
+ developers.
</para>
<para>
The following table shows some MySQL mailing lists in languages
- other than English. These lists are not operated by MySQL AB.
+ other than English. These lists are not operated by Sun
+ Microsystems, Inc.
</para>
<itemizedlist>
@@ -523,10 +525,10 @@
<title>MySQL Enterprise</title>
<para>
- MySQL AB offers technical support in the form of MySQL Enterprise.
- For organizations that rely on the MySQL DBMS for
- business-critical production applications, MySQL Enterprise is a
- commercial subscription offering which includes:
+ Sun Microsystems, Inc. offers technical support in the form of
+ MySQL Enterprise. For organizations that rely on the MySQL DBMS
+ for business-critical production applications, MySQL Enterprise is
+ a commercial subscription offering which includes:
<itemizedlist>
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