Too Many Forks! Will the Real MySQL Please Stand Up?

I've been working with MySQL since 2001. It is, by far, my favorite database (Open Source or otherwise). It used to be a snap decision to install it: Just visit...

http://dev.mysql.com/

...and download the latest version. Then, a couple of years ago, MySQL created two diverging/converging forks: A free community edition and a paid-for enterprise edition. The choice was still pretty easy for me: Free community edition. This evening I read this blog item...

What is the official branch of MySQL? (via Slashdot)

...and was made to rethink which MySQL fork to follow going forward:

- MariaDB (led by MySQL founder/creator Michael "Monty" Widenius)

- Drizzle (led by MySQL Director of Architecture Brian Aker)

- Percona enhanced MySQL binaries

Hmm...