Attending FOSDEM 2008

I think last time I attended FOSDEM it was not yet called like that.. was it 2001? Yeah, think so. Well, now 7 years later, I’m working for MySQL and I’m going back. Together with couple of other colleagues (Suzanne, Hartmut, Lenz, Jan, Roland, ..), we’re going to be hanging around, and hopefully meet new colleagues from Sun. I’m even invited for a dinner-meeting with some PostgreSQL dude! The session I’m most interested in is from Kris Buytaert, talking about MySQL Cluster and Drupal. I’m specializing in Cluster within MySQL and communicating with the big Telco’s. Amazing where Cluster is running, I tell you! And now, Kris talks on how to do it with Drupal. Hehe. I’m curious!

Jan is talking about MySQL Proxy, which has a beautiful future ahead. Just like his lighttpd, but no talks about that, odd.

Since I’m a bit into HA with MySQL Cluster, I’ll have to check out the PostgreSQL HA session. The SWOT PGSQL/MYSQL is of course also interesting. Not to know the differences, but to see the pillow fight..