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[โ€“] Midnitte@beehaw.org 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Fun fact, both MySQL and MariaDB are named after Michael Widenius's children.

The SQL and DB portions are named after Widenius's inability to escape his creations from bring taken over by capital interests. (/s)

[โ€“] boonhet@lemm.ee 2 points 2 weeks ago

There's also Max but nobody ever really remembers he exists.