MariaDB
MariaDB is a community-developed, commercially supported fork of the MySQL
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MariaDB is a community-developed, commercially supported fork of the MySQL relational database management system (RDBMS), intended to remain free and open-source software under the GNU General Public License. Development is led by some of the original developers of MySQL, who forked it due to concerns over its acquisition by Oracle Corporation in 2009.
MariaDB is intended to maintain high compatibility with MySQL, with exact matching with MySQL APIs and commands, allowing it in many cases to function as a drop-in replacement for MySQL. However, new features are diverging. It includes new storage engines like Aria, ColumnStore, and MyRocks.
MariaDB itself is open source software. The MariaDB company makes its profits from developing proprietary products related to MariaDB. In 2023, the MariaDB company had an initial public offering. In 2024, all MariaDB company shares were bought by K1 Investment Management, a private equity fund, who appointed a new CEO.
Its CTO is Michael "Monty" Widenius, one of the founders of MySQL AB and the founder of Monty Program AB. MariaDB is named after Widenius' younger daughter, Maria. (MySQL is named after his other daughter, My.) Its logo consists of a sea lion, that Monty Widenius chose while he was snorkeling with his daughter in the Galápagos Islands.