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Firebird related news
DBD Firebird Perl driver passes all tests and compiles with no warrnings
иконографияThanks to Damyan and Stefan work we have a perl driver that is free of compilation warnings and that passes all tests when you run it with make test from command line.
Here is the commit log with recent changes.
Great work, is nice to see:
All tests successful. Files=33, Tests=842, 52 wallclock secs ( 0.98 usr 0.15 sys + 9.99 cusr 1.37 csys = 12.49 CPU)
Result: PASS
And here is the proof you need to clone the git repository and run in the shell
ISC_PASSWORD=masterkey make test
Installing Perl DBI driver for Firebird 2.5 RDBMS server in #ubuntu and #debian
DBI driver for Firebird and RDBMS server is located in git now
This was tested on ubuntu ubuntu 11.10 oneiric with firebird 2.5 SuperServer installed from repository
Check if firebird dev headers are installed (this package is both for Super and for Classic)
also check if the perl module DBI is already installed
sudo apt-get install firebird2.5-dev libdbi-perl
git clone git://github.com/mariuz/perl-dbd-firebird.git
cd perl-dbd-firebird/
perl Makefile.PL
sudo make install
you can run the test if you want
ISC_PASSWORD=masterkey make test
firebirdsql.com -> firebirdsql.org
Now you can use www.firebirdsql.com to visit the official project site. The URL will forward you to www.firebirdsql.org
#NodeJS Firebird #Sql extension tested with latest stable node v0.4.11
ikoniAlso now is added a new example using deferred.js submodule
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
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