# Open Governance for MySQL: A Step Forward for the Community

DevFeed: [Open Governance for MySQL: A Step Forward for the Community](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/open-governance-for-mysql-a-step-forward-for-the-community-4761.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/opensource/open-governance-for-mysql-a-step-forward-for-the-community/>)

Author: Pravin Mittal

Published: 2026-06-25T17:14:14Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [AWS Open Source Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/aws-open-source-blog.md>)

Topics: [MySQL](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mysql.md>), [Databases](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/databases.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>)

Tags: [announcements](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/announcements.md>), [aws](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/aws.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [contributors](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/contributors.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [mysql](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mysql.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>)

## AI overview

AWS explains Oracle's new community governance model for MySQL, including defined roles for contributors, committers, project leads, and a Steering Committee. The post presents open governance and a public GitHub presence as ways to broaden participation and support MySQL's long-term development.

## Source excerpt

MySQL -- the open source database behind millions of applications worldwide -- is opening a new chapter. Today, Oracle announced a community governance model for MySQL that creates pathways for the broader community to participate in the project's development and direction. This post explains why AWS supports this move and what it means for the [...]