Firebird security bug fixed in gentoo linux
Firebird allows remote connections to the administrative account without verifying credentials. Read more
Tag: firebird
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.
6th firebird international conference -call for papers
P-Soft and Firebird Foundation are proud to open CALL FOR PAPERS for 6th
International firebird Conference: FBCon 08 – Bergamo
You can submit a session draft directly on http://www.firebirdconference.net
For all other information please contact Conference admin using
info@firebirdconference.net
Have fun!
Codebue Fabio
Advangage/Disadvantage about embedded database engines
I want to implement software which needs a embedded database engine. I search this forum so many times. The language I must use C++. Then I have two methods to choice
Sun to Begin Close Sourcing MySQL – time for alternatives like firebird
“From the MySQL User’s Conference, Sun has announced, and former CEO Marten Mickos has confirmed, that Sun will be close sourcing sections of the MySQL code base.”
Read the rest of the article on slashdot
There are many posts about firebird too
Also another interesting blog about this community split
PC factory test tool runs Linux/PHP and firebird
The appliance is based on an unspecified hardware platform from MBX running Gentoo Linux, the Apache web server, PHP scripting, and the open source Firebird SQL database.
General tips for FirebirdCS on Fedora , Centos, RHEL
The Evolution Payroll service-bureau system from iSystems, LLC employs a three-tiered architecture, with the backend being one or more Linux servers running the Firebird SQL database. Evolution is able to split the load across multiple DB servers on a per-client basis. As Service Bureaus grow, it’s common to add new DB servers to the system, and this Evo Tip covers the steps required to take a fresh Fedora Core system and prepare it for Evolution.
The fastest way to insert 100K records
I’m doing some performance tests today with our three different database backends: MySql, Firebird and SQL Server.
SQL Compact Edition or Firebird Embedded ?
I need to choose an embeded database for my Windows desktop application programmed in C# .NET.
Firebird vs Postgresql
We have similar databases running on MySql, Postgresql and Firebird. One of the reasons for moving away from MySql was that the UTF8 support didn’t work properly.
Read the rest of the article here http://nikolajlindberg.blogspot.com/2008/03/firebird-vs-postgresql.html