Which MySQL Fork/Version to Pick?

Question

As most of you know, Sun acquired MySQL (and later Oracle acquired Sun), and during these acquisitions, there were a lot of FUD in MySQL community which resulted in creation of

Answer 1

Just an update on this. We chose to go with Percona and we can't be happier. Percona guys definitely know their stuff and keep up with the new technologies. Just checkout http://www.mysqlperformanceblog.com/ Top notch software plus top notch people and great support, you can't go wrong.