I had a chat with Bruce Momjian from the PostGreSQL crowd. Here's a copy of
that chat:

>> Dear Bruce
>> I read your article on the history of PostGreSQL, in it you
>> detailed some of the steps taken to increase maintainability of the

source

>> base and ease the learning curve for new developers. Is there any advice
>> you could give the Interbase community on how we could do the same with

our

>> source.
>
>OK, I am CC'ing our core group on this. If I get an OK from them, I
>recommend a phone call to go over the issues.
>
>Frankly, almost everything is in the article, though there may be a few
>more items.
>
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So would anyone be interested in volunteer to phone Bruce and then posting
results. I'd do it myself but I think my boss wouldn't approve of me call
the States from Australia ;-)