A reader of this blog recently commented that Firebird should be the database of choice on Linux, which I think deserves a follow-up. Firebird is indeed one of the database management systems that should be considered for robust and performance critical applications…[Ed: read more on the obove link]
Work was done by Damyan Ivanov (with the help of mentors.debian.net) . Here is the proof on debian-mentors mailing list and Damyan’s request for sponsorship
here is the article about the new 16 cores mips cpu , On cnet there is an picture with full server built around that cpu [it might work with firebird on linux mips ]
ps: anyone with an ultrasparc t1 (niagara) based system and linux loaded on it?
Here are some rants about oracle, linux and oss databases
Will Oracle ever befriend Linux and actually prove that something can be given in return? At present, Oracle competes with and destroys some of the business that MySQL, Firebird, and PostgreSQL have conquered with Linux and pure Open Source software.
This paper is about Firebird and ASP pages, the most interesting thing is that it shows how to use transactions within ASP pages, which is not so common. [Ed: pabloj is my hero, we need more articles like this one ]
Here’s a list of the Linux and Windows database drivers for ruby and links for downloading them. All from Firebird and MySQL to Oracle. The tutorial also shows how to install the DBI abstraction layer for Ruby to get database connectivity and use it to create write once use everywhere Ruby code.
via dzone.com
This is meant to be a quickstarter in using OpenOffice 2.0.3 and Firebird on Windows.
The conference will be held again, same time same place. So mark your calendar November 6th-8th opendbcon 2006 in Frankfurt germany.
The call for papers is still going on. So submit your topics ASAP. The plan is to have a wide range of topics that appeals to managers, developers/DBA’s as well as hackers on the various projects. I am also hoping that there will be a large panel discussion.
Read more on Poo-Tee-Weet blog
End of life for mysql 3.x and 4.0.x versions , time to switch to an better
alternative database system : firebird
(we have free source and binaries for all versions)
Here is the full article
pabloj Moderator of Oracle and MsSQL forums at Devshed.com responded on Dimitry’s comments:
Hi, what follows are my personal thoughts after reading Dmitry Yemanov’s comments to a great poll posted at Firebirdnews about the features people would like to see implemented.
