COBOL language in Firebird SQL Pre-processor is now enabled on debian/ubuntu
This feature was requested on ubuntu bug tracker and now fix is released in firebird2.0 for Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex
Author: mariuz
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mariuz
Firebird Experts Forum – fastest forum i have ever seen is powered by firebird
The forum here is created using the phpBB Software, available on phpbb.com. It is a great and free Open Source Solution and since version 3, it has full support for firebird. This installation uses apache 2.0, phpBB 3.01, php 5.21 and firebird 2.1 on windows 2003 server. Read more
Dot Net Performance of Firebird 2.1
Comparing the performance of several operations in FB2.1, OraXE and SQLServerXE using the vendor specific .NET data access drivers, I discovered Firebird was about 3 times faster than the others which were both nearly the same speed.
Firebird 2.1 in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
Firebird 2.1 will be included by default in the next Ubuntu release named Intrepid Ibex that will be released in 30 October. Read more
Testing needed for Firebird 2.0.4 and Firebird 2.1.0 packages for debian
As you may have noticed, debian experimental got firebird2.0 (2.0.4) and
firebird2.1 (2.1.0).
I would really appreciate if you give these some testing. Read more
Using Lazarus Free Pascal Ide with Firebird in Ubuntu Hardy
Lazarus Ide is now included in Ubuntu Hardy/Intrepid and can be easily be installed and then can work with Firebird
Second beta of Jaws 0.8.0
Another Interbase Security Issue found first in Firebird
The other day another security issue (this sort of thing happens to the best of them) in Interbase that was fixed in January in Firebird already.
More rants on this page http://pooteeweet.org/blog/0/1118
Data load speed test , Mysql vs Firebird
Firebird 2.0.4 is now in Mandriva
Here is th url , also there are drivers for php and flamerobin package is included there
http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker/SRPMS/contrib/release/