In response, companies that are behind MySQL are coming together. Rather than continuing with things as they are, these companies recognize that developing a future path for MySQL is essential. What this will lead to will depend on decisions outside the community. Will this act as a spur for a fork of MySQL that has community support, similar to PostgreSQL? Or will this lead to MySQL moving away from the control of a single vendor, as has been the case since it was founded?
Whatever happens, MySQL as an open source database is still a valid and viable option for developers today. MySQL has a huge community around it, and there is a lot of passion around what the future holds for the database. The challenge is how to direct that passion and get MySQL back to where it should be. MySQL is a great database that makes it easy to implement and run applications, and it is a useful option where PostgreSQL is not a good fit or overkill for an application deployment.
Now is the time to get involved in the events being organized by the MySQL community, to join the Foundation for MySQL Slack channel, and to help build that future for the community as a whole, and to get excited about the future for MySQL again.
