“MySQL, the worlds most widely used Open Source Database,
version 3.23, is now declared stable. It’s been almost two years
since the previous version 3.22 was declared stable in January
1999. This means that MySQL 3.23 can now be safely used in
production environments. Version 3.23 was released under the GNU
GPL-license in June 2000 and has been available in several
pre-stable versions ever since.”
“Apart from being more stable, more optimized and more portable,
the MySQL 3.23 release has several major features not present in
the 3.22 or 3.21 releases. These include: full-text search,
replication between a master and many slaves and several new table
handlers that support large files and transactions by using the
Berkeley DB library from Sleepycat Software to implement
transaction-safe tables.”
“Chief developer Michael “Monty” Widenius and the MySQL
Development Team will now focus on the upcoming 4.0 version of
MySQL. The only future changes in version 3.23 will include bug
fixes and some fine tuning of the replication and BerkeleyDB
code.”