On 5/23/08, Domas Mituzas midom.lists@gmail.com wrote:
Well, we had Enterprise subscription, which was a freebie. We may actually have it now, if someone is not lazy to set it up again :) Actually, we had Enterprise subscription before the actual split of Enterprise/Community binaries - and 4.0 was in active support back then.
Does wikimedia purchase any supports from MySQL AB?
It is slightly more complicated than that. One of wikimedia volunteer engineers got hired by MySQL, and since then he is continuing the work with wikimedia stuff. Though he is not paid to work on wikimedia stuff (and does full time support engineer job), and there's no direct relationship between two organizations, still, in the end Wikimedia gets some mysql skillset, and MySQL AB gets experience of running medium-sized sites - and everyone is happy.
In the end, wikimedia did not purchase the support, but actually kind of gets it in slightly different form (oh, and MySQL end up bragging from time to time).
1. wikimedia had MySQL Enterprise Subscription 2. MySQL Enterprise subscriptions are an easier way to purchase software and services (http://www.mysql.com/products/enterprise/subscription_benefits.html ) 3. But you said, wikimedia did not purchase the support? Enterprise subscription is not a form of purchasing the support?
Oh, and if you consider getting MySQL Enterprise subscription, go for it, it is the bestest thing in industry! :)