Opening the doors(and windows)of the CathedralEnabling an architecture of participation around the MySQL Server

2007-08-25FrOSCon, St. Augustin,

GermanyLenz Grimmer

Community Relations Manager

MySQL AB

Introduction

Eric S. Raymond: "The Cathedral and the Bazaar"http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

http://catb.org/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/

How many of you...

Use MySQL?Visited the MySQL Bug Database?Submitted a bug report to MySQL?Visited MySQL Forge?Submitted a project/snippet to Forge?Contributed to the Forge Wiki?Visited #mysql on freenode.net?Visited #mysql-dev on freenode.net?Submitted a patch to MySQL?

Open Source Company -Closed Development History

FOSS since its inceptionPublic bug trackingDevelopers recruited fromthe communityRoadmap only partlyvisible/vagueCode reviews performedinternallyObstacles in contributingpatchesNo direct interaction withdevelopers

Desire for change

Direct feedback andinteractionMore TransparencyGrow the MySQLdeveloper communityEasier to learn MySQLinternalsEasier to contribute toMySQLFollow the OSS spirit

MySQL Bug DatabaseMySQL Forge & WikiPlanet MySQLQuality ContributorProgramContributor LicenseAgreementMySQL Camp I(at Google Campus)

Steps before 2007

MySQL Bug DB

http://bugs.mysql.com/Opened Sep 2002 to replace mailing listBug tracking for all productsBug screening team to verify all bugsTransparent WorkflowPatches are attached automaticallyBased on the PHP bug tracking systemSource code available!http://bugs.mysql.com/bzr/

http://bugs.mysql.com/http://bugs.mysql.com/bzr/

MySQL Forge

http://forge.mysql.comProject listCode snippetsWikiWorklog

Planned:Voting, commentingmore user activity

http://forge.mysql.com/

Planet MySQL

RSS Feed Aggregator of MySQL-related blogsEnglish, German. French & SpanishArchives of past entriesNot based on Planet Planet (own development in PHP/MySQL)

Quality Contribution Program

dev.mysql.com/qualitycontribution.htmlBug reportsTest scriptsPatchesPerformanceBenchmarkingPoint systemRewards

http://dev.mysql.com/qualitycontribution.html

New Steps in 2007

Community Engineering TeamMySQL UniversityGoogle Summer of CodeWorklogMySQL CampHeidelberg Developer Meeting#mysql-dev IRC channel on freenode.netInternal documentation on Forge WikiCode reviews in public

MySQL University

forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_UniversityHighest form of education on how to code on MySQLTargeted at MySQL Employees, but open for anyoneForge WikiFreenode IRC(#mysql-university)IceCast audio stream

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_University

Google Summer of Code

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/SummerOfCode10 projects8 mentored by MySQL AB hosts9 deliveringJin Chen: A Performance Analysis ToolCharles Cahoon: MySQL Load TestingMayssam Sayyadian - MySQLXplorer: Enabling Keyword SearchVangelis Katsikaros - Exploring MySQL's SQL optimizerWarren Kenny: MySQL Auditing SoftwareUmair Mehmood Imam: MySQL Auditing SoftwareAndrew Dashin: MyWebERMilos Prodanovic: IPv6 network supportSenlin Liang: Unit Testing

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/SummerOfCode

Worklog

http://forge.mysql.com/worklog/Technical specifications for new featuresWe need your input on contents, specifications, priorities and desirability

http://forge.mysql.com/worklog/

MySQL Camp

http://mysqlcamp.orgAn Unconference in BarCamp StyleMySQL devs and Community meet and discuss a wide range of topics:

Backup/RecoveryLucene IndexingStorage EnginesMySQL Proxy

http://mysqlcamp.org/

Developer Meeting

20-21.9.2007 in Heidelberg, GermanyWorkshopsTeam ExhibitionsMySQL UniversitySessionsGuests meetingMySQL developers

MySQL Internals

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_InternalsIn-depth documentation of the inner workings of the MySQL ServerSpecification of the Client/Server-Protocol, file formats, Optimizer etc.Algorithms and StructuresStorage Engines / ReplicationCoding Guidelines

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_Internals

Mailing Lists

http://lists.mysql.com/commitsReviews / approval of code modificationsComments on coding style, performance implications, other caveatsNo code is pushed without review / approval

http://lists.mysql.com/internalsDiscussing server internalsProposing new patchesDebugging help

http://lists.mysql.com/commitshttp://lists.mysql.com/internals

Public IRC

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/IRCPublic channel #mysql-dev on irc.freenode.netDirect contact to MySQL devs and community contributors

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/IRC

Ecosystem

MySQL GUI toolshttp://mysql.com/products/tools/

MySQL AdministratorMySQL Query BrowserMySQL WorkbenchMySQL Migration Tool

MySQL Connectorshttp://mysql.com/products/connector/

MySQL Connector/ODBCMySQL Connector/JMySQL Connector/Net

http://mysql.com/products/tools/http://mysql.com/products/connector/

MySQL Proxy

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_Proxymonitor, analyze or transform data exchanged between MySQL Client & ServerControlled by Lua scriptsUse cases:

load balancingfailoverquery analysisquery filtering andmodification

http://forge.mysql.com/wiki/MySQL_Proxy

Thank you!

Questions?

Lenz Grimmer

mailto:lenz@mysql.com