Re: History of MySQL

[Paul DuBois]

At 11:59 AM +0100 9/7/07, David Axmark wrote:
>On Sun, 2007-08-12 at 09:09 +0100, John Roberts wrote:
>>  Dear All
>>
>>  I am writing a dissertation on spatial FOSS products. I am including MySQL.
>>
>>  I was wondering if anybody could provide me with some information on MySQL
>>  history. I am particularly interested to know:
>>
>>  1. In what year was MySQL first released?
>
>First real external release was in 1996
>
>>  2. Was the MySQL first released as Linux only and if so, in what year was
>>  the Windows version first released?
>
>It was UNIX only for the first release. Windows was added in 1998
>according to softpedia (I don't remember myself).
>
>>  3. In what year was the spatial extension of MySQL first released?
>
>Sorry, this one I don't remember.

The spatial extension first appeared in MySQL 4.1.0, which has a
release date of 2003-04-03:

http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/4.1/en/news-4-1-0.html

>
>>  4. Was the spatial extension first released as Linux only and if so, in what
>>  year as the Windows version first released?
>
>We have always had only one codebase so all non OS related features are
>releases for all platforms at the same time.
>
>>  I am not subscribed to the mailing list. Therefore would any
>respondents be
>>  so kind as to cc in my personal e-mail address?
>>
>>  Many Thanks for your time.
>>
>>  Kind Regards
>>
>>  John
>>  Manchester, UK
>
>/David

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