In case you haven’t heard, MySQL 5.7 is going end of life (EOL). The upstream project will stop updates in October and focus on MySQL 8.0. This is a logical decision and they’ve given users ample time to upgrade. But some users and organisations need more time. This is why open source is so vital. When proprietary apps are EOLed, that’s it. With MySQL, vendors or the community can address bugs or security issues after the upstream ends support.