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Drizzle (database server)
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<p>Drizzle is a discontinued <a href="/facts/Free_software/IaoVtJXn">free software</a>/<a href="/facts/Open-source_software/HzTaB8E9">open-source</a> relational <a href="/facts/Database_management_system/VYcpkevb">database management system</a> (DBMS) that was <a href="/facts/Fork_(software_development)/D6khxhpr">forked</a> from the now-defunct 6.0 development branch of the <a href="/facts/MySQL/QEEDNBDP">MySQL</a> DBMS. </p><p>Like MySQL, Drizzle had a <a href="/facts/Client%2fserver/FSnf27C5">client/server</a> architecture and uses <a href="/facts/SQL/UjQLJcYm">SQL</a> as its primary <a href="/facts/Command_language/YVXavbxQ">command language</a>. Old Drizzle files are distributed under version 2 and 3 of the <a href="/facts/GNU_General_Public_License/S75KhLSX">GNU General Public License</a> (GPL) with portions, including the protocol drivers and <a href="/facts/Database_replication/QIaooMjL">replication</a> messaging under the <a href="/facts/BSD_licenses/XLtmLp5x">BSD</a> license. </p><p>Early work on the fork was done mid-2008 by <a href="/facts/Brian_Aker/VdxNm0xX">Brian Aker</a>. Ongoing development was handled by a team of contributors that included staff members from <a href="/facts/Canonical_Ltd./76WPw1uW">Canonical Ltd.</a>, <a href="/facts/Google/GT9Sugza">Google</a>, <a href="/facts/Six_Apart/BEfNHCqE">Six Apart</a>, <a href="/facts/Sun_Microsystems/VJ9EzEFd">Sun Microsystems</a>, <a href="/facts/Rackspace/4S5ehJgY">Rackspace</a>, Data Differential, Blue Gecko, <a href="/facts/Intel/SMF0gJJX">Intel</a>, <a href="/facts/Percona/YDXRfBNl">Percona</a>, <a href="/facts/Hewlett-Packard/abuNSYNu">Hewlett-Packard</a>, <a href="/facts/Red_Hat/5rhmBLBa">Red Hat</a>, and others. Drizzle source code, along with instructions on compiling it, are available via the project's <a href="/facts/Launchpad_(website)/gx71wYj5">Launchpad</a> website. </p><p>In October 2010, Drizzle had 13,478 total contributions, 96 total contributors, and 37 active contributors. It was also announced that Drizzle had entered Beta. The first GA version was released in March 2011. Drizzle has actively participated in the <a href="/facts/Google_Summer_of_Code/M8rDIn6W">Google Summer of Code Project</a> since 2010. </p><p>By late 2013 the project's active phase had come to an end. In July 2016 the maintainers concluded that the time had come for "winding things up officially" because "none of us have any time to dedicate to Drizzle anymore". </p>