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diff --git a/databases/mysql-connector-java50/pkg-descr b/databases/mysql-connector-java50/pkg-descr index f2fcaa8d0934..6bc621760cea 100644 --- a/databases/mysql-connector-java50/pkg-descr +++ b/databases/mysql-connector-java50/pkg-descr @@ -1,6 +1,14 @@ -This is a port of the mm JDBC driver which is used to access MySQL -databases using a database-independant API in Java. -WWW: http://www.worldserver.com/mm.mysql/ +MySQL Connector/J is a native Java driver that converts JDBC (Java +Database Connectivity) calls into the network protocol used by the +MySQL database. It lets developers working with the Java programming +language easily build programs and applets that interact with MySQL +and connect all corporate data, even in a heterogeneous +environment. MySQL Connector/J is a Type IV JDBC driver and has a +complete JDBC feature set that supports the capabilities of MySQL. -dglo@ssec.wisc.edu +This port is derived from the original databases/mysql-jdbc-mm port of +the mm.mysql JDBC connector by dglo@ssec.wisc.edu. + +WWW: http://www.mysql.com/products/connector-j/index.html +- m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk |