MariaDB vs MySQL for Wordpress CMS

[Markus Neuenschwander]

Hi

MacPorts includes both MariaDB and MySQL. For a new web project with 
WordPress blog (1000 visitors / day) I need to decide between MySQL and 
MariaDB. I don't need official support. I googled and found old articles 
(weeks after buyout from Oracle) and biased info from AskMonty 
KnowledgeBase.

What do you think? Did MySQL loose popularity in web projects (after new 
owner Oracle)? Do you know numbers about installation base?

Markus