Installing firebird 2.0.x client with screenshots
When configuring a Windows machine for use by the Evolution™ payroll service-bureau system, a common step is installing the open-source Firebird database software; this Evo Tip details the process.
Category: Who is using FB?
Posts about softwares and people currently using Firebird as database engine
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.
connecting with oOo 2.4 to firebird
here are the screenshots and connection string used for openoffice.org 2.4
Going distributed with Plastic 2.0
One of the most important new features in Plastic 2.0 is the distributed system. Today I’m going to talk about the set up I’m using to work from my laptop, disconnected from any network, and how I use the distributed system to synchronize changes back and forth.
Codice Software Unveils Plastic SCM 2.0 To Manage Developer Teams Completing Multiple Software Branches
Codice, a producer of software solutions to provide more efficiency in application development, today announced Plastic SCM, a cross-platform software configuration management solution that streamlines how software applications are assembled. Application development teams use Plastic SCM to manage parallel development, where multiple developers work on building software at once, even from geographically dispersed locations, resulting in faster and more efficient work and better quality software.
Beware of Firebird 2.0 Debian package and UDF
when you upgrade in debian from firebird 1.5.x to 2.0.x beware of some UDF issues
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
Firebird and Rails using jruby
I’m using last jruby release with rails 2.0.2 and activerecord-jdbc-adapter.
Here is the rest of the article http://www.forniol.cat/?p=91
cd/dvd catalogue software with firebird backend
Welcome to VVV. VVV is an application that catalogs the content of removable volumes like CD and DVD disks for off-line searching. Folders and files can also be arranged in a single, virtual file system. Each folder of this virtual file system can contain files from many disks so you can arrange your data in a simple and logical way
Here is howto compile it from source on Ubuntu and windows