[Bug 194305] databases/mariadb55-server (probably mysql too) ignores datadir directive in my.cnf

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--- Comment #12 from MMacD <scratch65535 at att.net> ---
"because that's how its been done in the past" is not legitimate reason not to
ask now."

Ages ago, I was one of the hundreds who packed an auditorium to hear the late
Prof. Sir Maurice Wilkes talk about standards.  He raised a positive roar of
laughter with his opening remark that "the really nice thing about setting a
standard is that it forces everyone who comes after us to make the same mistake
we did".  He then went on to talk about good and bad standards, what criteria
should be met before abandoning them, etc.  We all talked for weeks after about
the issues he raised and points he made.

If I seem overly testy about this topic, I apologise.  But it's caused me quite
a bit of trouble over the years.

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