I like this comment
"Also, Open Database Alliance is a bit presumptuous, MySQL isn't the
only open database out there. Were representatives of PostgreSQL,
Firebird and others invited to join?"
seems that MariaDB will be pushed or the engine from percona

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/16/open-database-allian.html

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