I have seen several complaints about problems downloading, so I decided to try it out myself. This is what I did
1. I started Firefox and cleared all my private data, cookies etc
2. I went to
http://dev.mysql.com/
3. I followed the "Downloads" link to
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/
4. I followed the "MySQL Community Server" link to
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql/5.1.html
5. I went down on that page and picked a platform and package "Linux (x86)", and followed the "Pick a mirror" link
6. I get a login/register page, but ignore it and follow the link "ยป No thanks, just take me to the downloads!"
7. I pick a mirror, and follow the HTTP or FTP link
8. The package is now downloaded
It could of course be made easier, but the MySQL team at Sun try to earn a living from software you can download for free, so I hope you can excuse that the web pages try convince users to buy a subscription, if would benefit the user,
kent
Kent Boortz, Release Staff Engineer
Oracle, the MySQL team, www.mysql.com
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/20/2009 10:32AM by Kent Boortz.