I'm about to start developing a new accounting package and are looking for
alternative database server systems. I'm very excited about the power and
simplicity of InterBase and before I start the project planning I want to
know which database system I'm going to use.

Question 1:
Did Borland/Inprise/(almost CorelInprise) decide to drop Local InterBase
from their development packages? I'm a Delphi developer and would like to
know whether I'm going to see the InterBase component package in Delphi 6.

Question 2:
How did the InterBase user license fee's work before the open sourcing saga.

Question 3:
How will the user license fee's work now and how much does it cost?

Question 4:
Even though I've only played around with InterBase and haven't done anything
serious with it I can see that there's a lot of dedicated InterBase people
out there. This question is directed to people such as Ann Harrison and Paul
Beach. From who and how will the IB-Phoenix people receive their income?
Will it be from the user license fee's only? People have to make a living
and nobody should work for free.

Regards,
Don Schoeman