Integrated auth in Firebird 2.1
Just a quick sample of integrated windows auth in Firebird 2.1
Category: Worth Reading
Content not direct related to FB, but interesting reading.
Get to know FB in 2 minutes – Updated!
With the recent release of Firebird 2.1 final, it is time to update the “Get to know Firebird in 2 minutes” paper. English (PDF/HTML) and Brazilian Portuguese is already up to date (revision 1.2). You can help translating/updating the document to other languages.
[Upd] German, French and Czech versions are now updated too.
Liberado Firebird 2.1
jachguate‘s blog in Spanish about new features introduced in Firebird 2.1
Infovark is using firebird
We’ve been using Firebird as infovark’s SQL database for several months now.
Compare it yourself
This slides are from Michael (Monty) Widenius, original MySQL author, and talks about the future of MySQL, problems, and why he thinks MySQL is not really Open Source. Interesting read to be compared with Firebird.
Advangage/Disadvantage about embedded database engines
I want to implement software which needs a embedded database engine. I search this forum so many times. The language I must use C++. Then I have two methods to choice
Sun to Begin Close Sourcing MySQL – time for alternatives like firebird
“From the MySQL User’s Conference, Sun has announced, and former CEO Marten Mickos has confirmed, that Sun will be close sourcing sections of the MySQL code base.”
Read the rest of the article on slashdot
There are many posts about firebird too
Also another interesting blog about this community split
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.
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.
xampp and firebird
How to enable firebird support in xampp