#NodeJS Firebird #Sql extension tested with latest stable node v0.4.11
ikoniAlso now is added a new example using deferred.js submodule
Author: mariuz
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mariuz
Firebird 2.5.1 RC1 packages are ready.
Firebird 2.5.1 RC1 packages are ready. Links will appear in official site soon.
News via Carlos H. Cantu
You Don’t need CPUAffinity, nBackup, shadow and multifile databases
Right now at www.firebirdnews.org you can see (at the right side) the survey about Firebird features in production environment.
Some answers look like dangerous signals, especially for those who run big Firebird databases.
Which of the following FB features you use in production environments?
- None of the above (49%, 139 Votes)
- CPUAffinity parameter (27%, 77 Votes)
- nBackup (24%, 67 Votes)
- Shadow (13%, 37 Votes)
- Multifile DB (11%, 31 Votes)
- Redirection parameter(info) (4%, 10 Votes)
Total Voters: 284
So, what’s wrong with these answers?
Here is the response on Firebird Surgeon
FireBase became a Bronze sponsor of Firebird Foundation
News via Carlos H. Cantu :
A FireBase tornou-se patrocinadora Bronze do Firebird.
Via this announcement:
From now on, the FireBase / WarmBoot becomes Bronze sponsor of Firebird. Although for years we have contributed with donations, associations, etc.. we believe it is important to the project to have a greater commitment and stability financiary . Go Firebird!
Migration from Firebird 1.5 to 2.5: 75Gb database, 564 tables, 5000+ procedures
Nataly Polyanskaya added this paper on slideshare : Migration from Firebird 1.5 to 2.5: 75Gb database, 564 tables, 5000+ procedures, which is working 24×7
Firebird migration: from Firebird 1.5 to Firebird 2.5
ps:Via ibsurgeon tweet
Firebird migration: from Firebird 1.5 to Firebird 2.5
ps:Via ibsurgeon tweet
Change that Make #Linux build faster
иконографияIt seems the usage of databases with ForcedWrites=ON in ext4 filesystems mounted with barriers=1 (default) is very slow.
This change decreased build time in my machine from 2m41s to 1m21s.
firebirdsql 0.4.4: Firebird #RDBMS bindings for #python released
иконописNew version adds commit and rollback retain and fixes parsing params issue under Python3 :
(in params_to_blr if t == str or t == unicode: NameError: global name ‘unicode’ is not defined)
Other minor changes are listed on github.
Please vote in Linux Journal Readers’ Choice 2011 Awards
It’s that time of year again — make sure your voice is heard!
The 17th annual Readers’ Choice Awards are under way! Voting will close on Sep. 2, 2011.
Please note: You are not required to vote in every category, please simply skip over a question if you wish.
Thank you for participating!
Your friends at Linux Journal
ps: send this to firebird-general mailing list too (i’m banned there and for some reason i can’t post there anymore )
67 Open Source Replacements for Really Expensive Applications – Firebird Replaces #Microsoft #SQL
Why spend thousands or even hundreds or thousands of dollars on a closed source application when you can get a comparable open source app for free? Even if you need commercial support, many open source programs now offer paid support that costs much less than the alternatives.
For this list, we looked for quality, open source alternatives to software that has a reputation for being expensive. Whenever possible, we included MSRPs for the expensive software, though in some cases, the pricing scheme is so complicated that it’s nearly impossible to pin down.
We published a similar list last year, and we’ve updated and expanded the list for 2011. If you have suggestions for next year’s list, feel free to note them in the comments section below.
Read the full article here on Datamation
Firebird Replaces Microsoft SQL Server Standard ($7,171 per processor) Going on 30 years old, Firebird boasts “excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers.” This community-based project isn’t owned by any commercial entity, but you can get paid support from a variety of third-party partners. Operating System: Windows, Linux, Unix, OS X, Solaris
Would you like to be Firebird maintainer for Arch Linux ?
Up to several months ago, I maintained the Firebird packages at Arch Linux (AUR).
Due to lack of time, I removed myself from that, allowing others to take over, bur no one have took the job including now.
Would any of you be interested in maintaining the packages in that distro ?
Please contact Ido Kanner