Howto install firebird odbc driver for unixodbc (from source )
Here is an small guide on installing firebird odbc driver from source (alternate you can install it from binary repository )
A good reference to unixodbc is located here
Category: Worth Reading
Content not direct related to FB, but interesting reading.
And the Winner is —
For those who are curious to see the trophies we won in the recent Sourceforge.net Community Choice awards, there’s a photo to view. The gizmos make horrible noises. The engraved marble plinths weigh 2 Kgs each…
The awards party was an blast , And i liked This “screensaver” video that played on monitors during the party.
Firebird Debian page updated
Reasonable effort is made keeping this page up to date, but due to the quasi-static nature of the information contained herein, it may get forgotten every now and then
One of the more interesting news is the firebird repository move to git
KInterbasDB Leader Drowns
It was with sorrow that we learned of the death last month of David S. Rushby, aged 27, in a drowning accident in the Black Sea at Anapa, Russia. David has been the sole developer and maintainer of our KInterbasDB Python interface for some years. For the last nine months he worked as project manager in the information technology division of Tander, Inc. in Krasnodar, Russia. Our sympathies to his parents, Mr and Mrs W. F. Rushby, of Blue Grass, VA, U.S.A., and family. Obituary.
Firebird DBMS & .NET blog
I’ve created this blog for one reason only. I just starting my first steps in database applications using .NET and I would like to share my experiences that I will face during my journey.
The major thing that affected my decision was the embedded database that gives you the ability to create standalone applications.
Firebird and .net provider membership
Joe Wirtley started working on a project with the Firebird database server and .net provider
Plastic SCM 1.5 is out!
We are very happy to announce the new Plastic SCM 1.5 release!
Is time to vote firebird in SF Community Choice Awards 2007
Here is the page for voting firebird http://sourceforge.net/community/index.php/landing-pages/cca07/
News via phoronix.com
Linux Gains Windows Muscle with LAMP/WAMP/FLAP/FWAP stack
One of the most important recent developments in the open source world is the rise of integrated open source enterprise stacks. Many run on Windows, too, so they offer the Microsoft IT community a range of interesting — and free — alternatives to traditional solutions.
[ED: no wonder that InfoWorld is covering a survey of North American developers that claims that Linux is gaining share as the number of developers targeting Windows fell 11 percent over the last year]
Bad news for martin … but maybe next year
Well, it’s official – we’ve told our sponsors we won’t be participating in the rallye this year. There’s a news items up at our team website about it.