Re: DBD::mysql path forward

Patrick M. Galbraith wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> After talking to Pali and looking at how other drivers have handled 
> the issue, the best way forward will be to deal with solving the UTF-8 
> issue correctly as was attempted in May. This will be a problem for 
> some, but only due to having to been accustomed to a work-around that 
> relies on a intermittent and buggy implementation. The plan is to give 
> ample time to let people prepare and comment as well as give them a 
> chance to try the changes and adjust prior to stable release. I'm 
> going to look through the mailing list and find particularly those who 
> had problems back in May and June when we tried this before and work 
> with them in advance of the change.
>
> DBD::mysql should be on par with all the other DBD drivers and allow 
> transparent usage regardless of backing RDBMS, and this really is the 
> only way. It will also allow for other fixes to proceed and the driver 
> to continue improving and supporting all versions and enhancements of 
> MySQL and MariaDB.
>
> Please do give us your thoughts on this as we want to be as helpful 
> and transparent as possible.
>
I completely agree with the direction.  It may affect users but fixing 
the behavior and making it correct has got to be the right approach.  
Giving users a heads up and time to adapt is also appropriate.  Good work!