Firebird 2.1 in Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex
Firebird 2.1 will be included by default in the next Ubuntu release named Intrepid Ibex that will be released in 30 October.
Author: mariuz
http://wiki.ubuntu.com/Mariuz
Testing needed for Firebird 2.0.4 and Firebird 2.1.0 packages for debian
As you may have noticed, debian experimental got firebird2.0 (2.0.4) and
firebird2.1 (2.1.0).
I would really appreciate if you give these some testing.
Using Lazarus Free Pascal Ide with Firebird in Ubuntu Hardy
Lazarus Ide is now included in Ubuntu Hardy/Intrepid and can be easily be installed and then can work with Firebird
Second beta of Jaws 0.8.0
We are happy to announce the second beta of Jaws 0.8.0
(What we do in life echoes in eternity). And as you
know… this is a release which ‘should’ work better
than beta1 but NOT be used in production systems.
Another Interbase Security Issue found first in Firebird
The other day another security issue (this sort of thing happens to the best of them) in Interbase that was fixed in January in Firebird already.
More rants on this page http://pooteeweet.org/blog/0/1118
Data load speed test , Mysql vs Firebird
Firebird 2.0.4 is now in Mandriva
Here is th url , also there are drivers for php and flamerobin package is included there
http://distrib-coffee.ipsl.jussieu.fr/pub/linux/MandrivaLinux/devel/cooker/SRPMS/contrib/release/
Firebird ports for Intanium and hppa to be released soon
If you watch the debian building logs for different architectures then there are a few ones left to be done , Itanium , Hppa and Alpha (dead one)
http://buildd.debian.org/build.cgi?pkg=firebird2.0
and seem that this will be solved very soon
remember to upgrade to firebird 2.0.4 or firebird2.1
Stack-based buffer overflow in Firebird before 2.0.4, and 2.1.x before 2.1.0 RC1, might allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long username.
Papers and pictures from Firebird meeting in Toulouse
The papers and pictures are at the bottom of this page