> 'Problem' is a word with a negative connotation.
> We don't want Firebird in the same sentence with the word
> PROBLEM.

OK, I understand. No problem. ;-)

> We want Firebird in the same sentence with a word like
> SOLUTION. A solution is a positive thing, we hate problems
> (though most of us earn our money by solving problems ;) ).

I started to think of:
Firebird - 99% Cost-Free, 98% Limit-Free, 97% Solution

(Taken from all the ads I have seen that say 97% fat-free,
which is supposed to sound better than 3% fat - even though
they do still use the word "fat". :-)

But that does not work either. "Limit" is negative and so
is "Cost". So I start to fall back to Paul's suggestion of:
Firebird: Unlimited Freedom

Without the word "limit" in there it becomes:
Firebird: Freedom

This starts to sound like the movie Braveheart. A bit gory
but a long time after the event it is all seen as worth the
struggle (probably because braveheart was not around to
question). Hmmm... I guess that fits the reality of Firebird
database development.

Then again maybe I am reminded of the move Chicken Run. "No
body escapes from Tweedy's farm". That seems true too. I am
still supporting systems that have gotten long in the tooth.

> You're right about the rythm. That sounds nice!

I think I lost the rhythm. I will never make a drummer.

(PS. Again I offer my apologies. I find it difficult to remain
serious in these discussions.)


There is another suggestion (from my wife). How about:

Firebird - you wont get burned!

I rather like that, although perhaps burn is negative?

--
Geoff Worboys
Telesis Computing