MySQL’s Commitment to Debian

MySQL AB apologizes for any miscommunication that may have implied that the MySQL database does not run on the popular Debian Linux operating system, or that the company does not offer technical support for MySQL Enterprise subscribers using Debian.

We have a strong commitment to Debian and other forms of Linux – for both open source community developers and corporate enterprises.

The Debian Linux operating system is an active, growing and successful platform for the MySQL database to run on.

Our company offers freely-available downloads of the MySQL Community Server in source code and binary format at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.0.html for Debian and other flavors of Linux -- including Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Fedora, Ubuntu, etc. -- as well as Microsoft Windows, Macintosh OSX, Solaris, FreeBSD, HP-UX, IBM AIX and SCO OpenServer.

For paying customers, our company also offers ‘MySQL Enterprise', a comprehensive set of production-tested software, proactive monitoring tools, and premium support services.

Since its official launch in October, we have delivered versions of the MySQL Enterprise Server software for RHEL, SLES and a general-purpose version that runs on other forms of Linux -- including Debian. Starting in Q1 2007, we will also deliver regular software updates for the Debian and Ubuntu platforms as well.

As in the past, MySQL AB continues to offer paid technical support for customers running MySQL on Debian and other versions of Linux. This is available as part of our MySQL Enterprise subscription service. A complete list of MySQL Enterprise supported platforms is available here: http://www.mysql.com/support/supportedplatforms/enterprise.html

We will continue to monitor the popularity of other operating systems and user requests when considering extending our platform support in the future.

Again, MySQL AB regrets any inconvenience this misunderstanding may have caused.