'openark kit' Category
RPM builds for openark kit
Thanks to Lenz Grimmer, openark kit is now available in RPM format. .DEB or python packages are available, as usual, on project page on Google Code..
Some development being supported by paying customer
A customer, whose name will not be disclosed, and who was in need of urgent assiatance, has graciously agreed to pay for some openark-kit’s development time, while retaining its open source license and copyrights. I would like to thank this customer for his generousity and support for open source ideals!
New in openark kit: online alter table
openark kit rev. 84 is released. oak-online-alter-table is a new utility which allows for non-blocking ALTER TABLE operations. See announcement for more details. oak-block-account now supports empty passwords.
openark kit version numbers update
openark kit distributions will be versioned from now on after the SVN revision number. This will make for easier maintenance and issue tracking. There is no “alpha”, “beta” or “GA” titles to the releases, as some utilities in each release are newer, some older, and no single “maturity” level can be given, at this point.
Announcing openark kit
The openark kit is a set of utilities for solving everyday issues with MySQL. Some relate to security issues, other to database analisys and yet others to general maintenance. Follow the link to openark kit home page. Downloads can be found in openark kit Google Code.