firebird2.0 package is now included in debian etch backports (stable)
firebird2.0 package is now included in debian etch backports (stable)
http://packages.debian.org/etch-backports/firebird2.0-super
for using the etch stable backports read this reference
firebird 2.0 package is also included in testing
http://packages.debian.org/lenny/firebird2.0-super
and unstable
http://packages.debian.org/sid/firebird2.0-super
bugfixed version of FreeAdhocUDF is published
Yesterday, 2008-03-03, a bugfixed version of FreeAdhocUDF is published and ready for download.
It is strictly recommanded to update your server with this version.
For detailed information see version-history.
LIMIT in SELECT statements in Firebird
The question is, is there a MySQL/PostgreSQL equivalent of LIMIT clause in Firebird?
2007 LinuxQuestions.org Members Choice Awards
you can see the final vote results , this year there was some good pr campaign from postgres 🙂 and we didn’t voted so much like in previous years
but we took an honorable 3rd place
It’s weird that sqlite is not on the first row it’s used in firefox/google gears … and disabled in php.ini by default
Choice between MySQL and Firebird? – post of the day
Which one of the two would you choose and why?
freebsd 7.0 released – firebird 2.0.x included
freebsd 7.0 is released and firebird 2.0.3 port is included
i’m impressed by the firebird ports collection (fpc, php 5.2.5,qt4, ruby , perl , python ,php4)
New Silver Sponsor from South Africa
From Firebird Foundation blog:
QuickEasy Software, from Cape Town, today became a Silver sponsor, with CEO Heinrich van der Vyver stating “…recently converted our software from IB6 to run on Firebird 2.0.3 and I’m very pleased with the result, also with the backend utility Flamerobin.”
Firebird Developer Progress Reports for this year
You can read the progress reports for this year on various engine development areas
ibwebadmin 1.0.2 added to ubuntu ppa repository
here are the instructions for installing ibwebadmin 1.0.2 package on (latest development branch of ubuntu)


