How MySQL Is Evolving: Open Roadmaps, Community Collaboration, and New Ways to Contribute

MySQL is evolving its development process and community engagement. Oracle is shifting from a model where it primarily defined the roadmap internally and released the results as open source, toward a more open, community-oriented approach.

This session introduces MySQL’s Community Engagement Strategy and Community Roadmap, explaining how Oracle is working to expand the MySQL ecosystem by making roadmap discussions more transparent and encouraging broader participation from users, developers, DBAs, and contributors.

We will cover how the MySQL community can engage with the project through public discussions, feedback on bugs and feature requests. Attendees will learn how they can help shape the future of MySQL—not only as users of the database, but as active participants in its ongoing evolution.