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Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.3 is the first GA release for the 6.9.x
series of the .NET driver for MySQL. It can be used for
production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions
5.5-5.7.
It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites
(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this
point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try
again later or choose another download site.)
Enjoy and thanks for the support!
On behalf of the MySQL Connector/NET and the MySQL/ORACLE RE
Team.
Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.2 a new version of the all-managed .NET
driver for MySQL has been released. This is a RC release for
6.9.x and is not recommended for production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions
5.5-5.7.
It is now available in source and binary form fromhttp://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites
(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this
point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try
again later or choose another download site.)
Enjoy and thanks for the support!
On behalf of the MySQL Connector/NET and the MySQL/ORACLE RE Team.
Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.1 a new version of the all-managed .NET
driver for MySQL has been released. This is a beta release for
6.9.x and is not recommended for production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions
5.5-5.7.
It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites
(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this
point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try
again later or choose another download site.)
Enjoy and thanks for the support!
On behalf of the MySQL Connector/NET and the MySQL/ORACLE RE
Team.
Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.0 a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released. This is an alpha release for 6.9.x and is not recommended for production environments.
The 6.9 version of MySQL Connector/NET brings the following new features:
* MySQL Personalization Provider.
* SiteMap Web Provider.
* Simple Membership Web Provider.
Enjoy and thanks for the support!
On behalf of the MySQL Connector/NET and the MySQL/ORACLE RE
Team.
Dear MySQL Users,
MySQL Connector/NET 6.7.5, a new version of the all-managed .NET
driver for MySQL has been released. This is a Maintenance
release. It is recommended for production environments. It
is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.7.
It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads
and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to
date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror,
please try again later or choose another download site.)
Also Nuget packages are available:
http://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data/6.7.5
…
Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.8.3, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released. This is a GA release for 6.8.x and can be used for production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.6
It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)
The 6.8.3 version of MySQL Connector/Net has support for Entity Framework 6.0
The release is available to download at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads
Enjoy and …
[Read more]Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.8.2, a new version of the all-managed .NET driver for MySQL has been released. This is a RC release for 6.8.x and it's not recommended for production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.0-5.6
It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads and mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose another download site.)
The 6.8.2 version of MySQL Connector/Net has support for Entity Framework 6.0
The release is available to download at http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads
…
[Read more]Dear MySQL users,
MySQL Connector/Net 6.8.1, a new version of the all-managed .NET
driver for MySQL has been released. This is a beta release for
6.8.x and it's not recommended for production environments.
It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions
5.0-5.6
It is now available in source and binary form from http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloads and
mirror sites (note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at
this point-if you can't find this version on some mirror, please
try again later or choose another download site.)
The 6.8.1 version of MySQL Connector/Net has support for Entity
Framework 6.0
The release is available to download at …