MySQL and .NET

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  1. .NET Developers Using MySQL,

    MySQL AB has acquired the ByteFX.Data product from ByteFX, and is developing it as their offical ADO.NET data provider. They have re-branded it Connector/Net, in keeping with their other connector products. The current data provider is still in beta status, but a production version is expected in the next 30-60 days.

    Connector/Net is an ADO.NET data provider written entirely in managed C#. The data provider is used syntactically just like the SqlClient object is used to access MS SQL Servers, except you are using MySqlClient to access your MySQL server.

    The previous primary developer, Reggie Burnett, is being employed by MySQL AB to help further this project.

    The data provider can be downloaded freely from:
    www.mysql.com/products/connector/

    The ByteFX mailing list says that although the beta Connector/Net is only covered by the Gnu Public License (the old ByteFX.Data library was under the LGPL), the production release will be available under both the GPL and a commercial license, depending on the needs of the developer.

    The beta version of MySQL?s Connector/Net worked successfully in the same tests that were used to test the .76 version of the ByteFX.Data provider.

    MySQL will be ramping up marketing for this tool as the beta period progresses.

    I hope this open source tool is useful for you,

    NCP
     
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