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On 07/11/2014 05:54 AM, Angus Lees wrote:
> Given that mysql-connector is shipped by the official mysql devs (ie:
> Oracle), I'm not much looking forward to convincing Oracle to ship their
> software through another repo.   How important is this?  Do we have
> other avenues available to us?

A number of us go way back at MySQL and know the maintainers of the 
connectors (Python and otherwise) as ex-colleagues. I'm pretty sure any 
of the connector maintainers would be happy to work with the community 
in the most effective ways possible, especially with a little assistance 
from our end.

If you need me to reach out to anyone there, I'd be happy to do so. Same 
goes for Percona and Monty Program AB (MariaDB folks), since both those 
companies also have old colleagues working there. I don't want to speak 
for Monty Taylor, but I'm pretty sure he wouldn't have a problem 
reaching out either, if he hasn't done so already.

Best,
-jay