---
title: "Monki Gras 2017: Colin Charles - Better Living Through Packaging"
date: 2017-02-22T18:15:21Z
modified: 2017-02-22T18:15:21Z
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type: video
status: publish
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wpid: 872
series:
  - Monki Gras 2017
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  - RedMonk Tech Events
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timestamp: 2017-02-22T18:15:21Z
tags:
  - Monki Gras 2017
  - RedMonk Tech Events
---

If you want to understand the value of convenience in open source software packaging you can do a lot worse than examining MySQL as a case study. In this talk [Colin Charles](http://twitter.com/bytebot), who has worked in the MySQL community since its inception, lays out a history of packaging convenience with a true insider perspective. What works and why.