After the ChangeSet 1.1892.20.1 2005/08/24 (Bug #12562) SYSDATE() is not an alias
of NOW() and is unsafe for replication.
`SYSDATE()' backward compatible aliasing clashes with the idea #12562
fix. To make it safe-replicatable we have to either use RBR or to restore
the pre-5.0 style.
--sysdate-is-now command line flag was introduced to provide backward compatibility.