mysql5 should be replaced_by mysql55, mysql56 or mariadb

[Bradley Giesbrecht]

It appears many major distributions are switching from mysql to mariadb:

Redhat & Fedora:
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/13/06/14/1225257/red-hat-ditches-mysql-switches-to-mariadb
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/ReplaceMySQLwithMariaDB

Slackware and Arch Linux:
https://blog.mariadb.org/slackware-and-arch-linux-switch-to-mariadb-as-a-default/

OpenSUSE:
http://www.muktware.com/5148/opensuse-dumps-mysql-makes-mariadb-default-database



Those interested please vote or comment.


My vote:
+1 mariadb


Regards,
Bradley Giesbrecht (pixilla)