Dear MySQL users,

MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.8 is a maintenance release for the 6.9.x
series of the .NET driver for MySQL. It can be used for production
environments.

It is appropriate for use with MySQL server versions 5.5-5.7.

It is now available in source and binary form from
http://dev.mysql.com/downloads/connector/net/#downloadsandmirrorsites
(note that not all mirror sites may be up to date at this point-if you
can't find this version on some mirror, please try again later or choose
another download site.)

Changes in MySQL Connector/Net 6.9.8 (2015-10-20)

Functionality Added or Changed

* The GB18030 Chinese character set is now supported, a
character set that was added in MySQL 5.7.4. (Bug
#21098546, Bug #21803306, Bug #21803300)

* Generated columns (GENERATION_EXPRESSION) are now
supported, a feature added in MySQL 5.7.6.

* The JSON type is now supported, a type that was added in
MySQL 5.7.8.


The documentation is available at:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-net/en/

Nuget packages are available at:
https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data/6.9.8
https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Data.Entity/6.9.8
https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Fabric/6.9.8
https://www.nuget.org/packages/MySql.Web/6.9.8


Enjoy and thanks for the support!

On behalf of the MySQL Connector/NET and the MySQL/ORACLE RE Team.


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