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Category: General news
Firebird related news
Gambas 2 2.6 released
More Info: http://www.kde-apps.org/content/show.php?content=20018
Description: Gambas is a free development environment based on a Basic interpreter with object extensions, like Visual Basic (but it is NOT a clone!).
With Gambas, you can quickly design your program GUI with QT or GTK+, access MySQL, PostgreSQL, Firebird, ODBC and SQLite databases, pilot KDE applications with DCOP, translate your program into any language, create network applications easily, make 3D OpenGL applications, make CGI web applications, and so on…
Changelog: see http://gambas.sourceforge.net/changelog2.html
Database functions available in Entity Framework
You may wonder, how the Entity Framework will map some basic functions (concatenation, average, etc.) from i.e. LINQ or from EntitySQL to functions supported by database and what functions will be “the selected”. Well the answer is easy.
Zend_Db (Zend Framework) example for firebird
A sample how to configure Zend Db Adapter from Zend Framework using php_interbase (firebird extension)
Firebird 2.1 package for debian experimental is online
You can test and install it on debian experimental
mojoPortal 2.2.5.4 Released
I’m very excited to announce the release of mojoPortal 2.2.5.4
Its available now on the download page.
The main focus of this release is making mojoPortal more attractive, with the addition of 21 good looking new skins for a total of 34 skins now included with mojoPortal. There were also a few minor bug fixes for things reported in the Forums since the last release.
Firebird in 2 minutes – Romanian translation finished
Romanian translation for Firebird in 2 minutes doc is now finished at this url .
Firebird Experts – a new forum
There is a new forum for Firebird Experts
CodeGear sold to Embarcadero
Today was announced that Embarcadero is buying CodeGear (Borland division responsible for programming tools, including Delphi and InterBase).
Firebird 2.1 guide for Ubuntu 8.10 Hardy Heron
Here is the new guide for installing firebird 2.1 and flamerobin on the ubuntu hardy heron and can be used for other releases (gutsy/feisty/dapper/intrepid ibex)