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* [[MariaDB]] is a community-developed fork of MySQL intended to remain free under the GNU GPL, being led by the original developers of MySQL, who forked it due to concerns over its acquisition by Oracle.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/457551/dead_database_walking_mysql_creator_why_future_belongs_mariadb/ |title=Dead database walking: MySQL's creator on why the future belongs to MariaDB - MariaDB, open source, mysql, Oracle |publisher=Computerworld |date= |accessdate=2013-09-11}}</ref>

* [[Percona Server]] &ndash; created by [[Percona]], aims to retain close compatibility to the official MySQL releases, while focusing on performance and increased visibility into server operations.<ref>[http://www.percona.com/software/percona-server/faq Percona Server Frequently Asked Questions], How is it related to other MySQL forks?</ref> Also included in Percona Server is [[XtraDB]], Percona's fork of the [[InnoDB|InnoDB Storage Engine]].

* [[WebScaleSQL]] &ndash; software branch of MySQL 5.6, and was announced on 27 Marchjointly 2014developed by Facebook, Google, LinkedIn and Twitter as a joint effort to provide a centralized development structure for extending MySQL with new features specific to its large-scale deployments, such as building large replicated databases running on server farms. The project's objective is to tightly follow new MySQL community releases, rather than merely be a software fork.

== See also ==