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 1.4.1 History of MySQL
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 We started out with the intention of using the `mSQL' database system
 to connect to our tables using our own fast low-level (ISAM) routines.
 However, after some testing, we came to the conclusion that `mSQL' was
 not fast enough or flexible enough for our needs. This resulted in a
 new SQL interface to our database but with almost the same API
 interface as `mSQL'. This API was designed to allow third-party code
 that was written for use with `mSQL' to be ported easily for use with
 MySQL.
 
 The derivation of the name MySQL is not clear. Our base directory and a
 large number of our libraries and tools have had the prefix `my' for
 well over 10 years. However, co-founder Monty Widenius's daughter is
 also named My. Which of the two gave its name to MySQL is still a
 mystery, even for us.
 
 The name of the MySQL Dolphin (our logo) is `Sakila,' which was chosen
 by the founders of MySQL AB from a huge list of names suggested by
 users in our `Name the Dolphin' contest. The winning name was submitted
 by Ambrose Twebaze, an Open Source software developer from Swaziland,
 Africa. According to Ambrose, the feminine name Sakila has its roots in
 SiSwati, the local language of Swaziland. Sakila is also the name of a
 town in Arusha, Tanzania, near Ambrose's country of origin, Uganda.
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