MariaDB is an independent branch of MySQL with additional features and 
patches. This talk will give a technical overview of MariaDB, including:

* A walkthrough of extra features available in MariaDB 5.1:
** Extra storage engines (XtraDB, PBXT, Maria, FederatedX)
** Community patches integrated into MariaDB
** Additional features and optimizations
* Compatibility policy between mainline MySQL and MariaDB
* MariaDB's approach to accepting external contributions
* Further technical directions of MariaDB project