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Hello,

we are using a purchased SkySQL JDBC driver to access a MySQL Database.
Our driver has the classname "org.skysql.jdbc.Driver".

For testing I downloaded the latest MariaDB JDBC driver, but there is a different classname "org.mariadb.jdbc.Driver".

What is the difference between the official SkySQL JDBC driver we have and the MariaDB JDBC connector from this site?

Are there any differences (features, bug fixes, license)?

Thanks and best regards,
Heiko Tropartz

Hello Heiko Tropartz, the

Submitted by MarkRiddoch on January 15, 2013 - 9:34am GMT.

Hello Heiko Tropartz,

the MariaDB JDBC driver is based on the SkySQL driver, it has some additional bug fixes and is about to receive some more, otherwise it is the same and should be a straightforward swap, other than the class name issue you have identified.

Regards
Mark

SkySQL driver

Submitted by Heiko Tropartz on January 15, 2013 - 11:15am GMT.

Hello Mark,

my problem is, that our management wants the official SkySQL driver because they have paid money for commercial use (or other things they did not told us).

The next release of the MariaDB driver includes a bugfix "CONJ-10" that is very important for us (see my post "CONJ-9").

Currently I'm using the latest MariaDB "trunk" version and it works great. But our management is not amused and I did not know why (but I think it is a license issue because GPL and LGPL are not welcome in our company).

If both drivers are (more or less) the same, can I expect that the next release of the SkySQL JDBC driver contains the same bugfixes as the MariaDB JDBC driver?

When is the next release planned (for both)?

Thanks a lot,
Heiko Tropartz