--- title: MDEV-38328: Promote getting to 10k GitHub stars in... description: A MariaDB pull request proposes adding a promotional message to the MariaDB client prompt and server logs asking users to star the project on GitHub, aiming to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mdev-38328-promote-getting-to-10k-github-stars-in-server-log-and-client-prompt-by-ottok-pull-requ-q5ddlecyy twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MDEV-38328: Promote getting to 10k GitHub stars in server log and client prompt by ottok · Pull Request #4262 · MariaDB/server | daily.dev og:description: A MariaDB pull request proposes adding a promotional message to the MariaDB client prompt and server logs asking users to star the project on GitHub, aiming to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mdev-38328-promote-getting-to-10k-github-stars-in-server-log-and-client-prompt-by-ottok-pull-requ-q5ddlecyy og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Q5DDLECyY.png og:image:alt: MDEV-38328: Promote getting to 10k GitHub stars in server log and client prompt by ottok · Pull Request #4262 · MariaDB/server og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MDEV-38328: Promote getting to 10k GitHub stars in server log and client prompt by ottok · Pull Request #4262 · MariaDB/server **[Hacker News](https://daily.dev/sources/hn)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A MariaDB pull request proposes adding a promotional message to the MariaDB client prompt and server logs asking users to star the project on GitHub, aiming to surpass MySQL in GitHub stars. The PR went through multiple rounds of review, was initially rejected, then reopened after internal management changed their mind. The final implementation limits the message to non-stable (pre-release) builds using a compile-time check. Community reaction is mixed — some support it as a legitimate open source visibility appeal, while others strongly criticize it as inappropriate clutter in system logs, comparing it unfavorably to the humility of other FOSS projects. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Why does the MariaDB client prompt show a message asking me to star it on GitHub? MariaDB merged a pull request adding a line to the mysql client prompt and server startup logs encouraging users to star the project on GitHub, guarded by a preprocessor check so it only appears in builds where SERVER_MATURITY_LEVEL is below MariaDB_PLUGIN_MATURITY_STABLE. The change was designed to be easy to cherry-pick into older releases and reworded later to promote something else. _Developers tracking contentious open-source governance decisions like this one can follow the discussion threads on daily.dev._ ### Can I disable the GitHub star promotion message in MariaDB server logs and client output? The message only appears in non-stable maturity builds, since the code is wrapped in a conditional checking that SERVER_MATURITY_LEVEL is below MariaDB_PLUGIN_MATURITY_STABLE, so stable releases should not display it. The feature was implemented specifically so it could be cherry-picked into older branches and later changed to promote a different message. _Anyone deciding how much vendor messaging is acceptable in production logs can weigh this MariaDB case on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [MariaDB Contribution Statistics, January-June 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/mariadb-contribution-statistics-january-june-2026-p7k4hd46w) · MariaDB.org · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [MySQL 26.7 and the Power of Community Contribution](https://daily.dev/posts/mysql-26-7-and-the-power-of-community-contribution-mucgnxb0n) · Planet MySQL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#infrastructure](https://daily.dev/tags/infrastructure), [#backend](https://daily.dev/tags/backend) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/mdev-38328-promote-getting-to-10k-github-stars-in-server-log-and-client-prompt-by-ottok-pull-requ-q5ddlecyy) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"MDEV-38328: Promote getting to 10k GitHub stars in server log and client prompt by ottok · Pull Request #4262 · MariaDB/server","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/mdev-38328-promote-getting-to-10k-github-stars-in-server-log-and-client-prompt-by-ottok-pull-requ-q5ddlecyy","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mdev-38328-promote-getting-to-10k-github-stars-in-server-log-and-client-prompt-by-ottok-pull-requ-q5ddlecyy"},"datePublished":"2026-08-04T19:08:02.489Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T06:28:59.568Z","description":"A MariaDB pull request proposes adding a promotional message to the MariaDB client prompt and server logs asking users to star the project on GitHub, aiming to...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/66ad1083a27ccd525812e83072f115e8?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/66ad1083a27ccd525812e83072f115e8?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"Hacker News","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Hacker News","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/hn","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/mdev-38328-promote-getting-to-10k-github-stars-in-server-log-and-client-prompt-by-ottok-pull-requ-q5ddlecyy","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"open-source,infrastructure,backend","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Hacker News","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/hn"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MDEV-38328: Promote getting to 10k GitHub stars in server log and client prompt by ottok · Pull Request #4262 · MariaDB/server"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/mdev-38328-promote-getting-to-10k-github-stars-in-server-log-and-client-prompt-by-ottok-pull-requ-q5ddlecyy#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why does the MariaDB client prompt show a message asking me to star it on GitHub?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MariaDB merged a pull request adding a line to the mysql client prompt and server startup logs encouraging users to star the project on GitHub, guarded by a preprocessor check so it only appears in builds where SERVER_MATURITY_LEVEL is below MariaDB_PLUGIN_MATURITY_STABLE. 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