--- In Firebird-general@yahoogroups.com, Pavel Cisar <pcisar@i...>
wrote:

> Miroslav Penchev wrote:
> > Firebird is Legend, so what are legends? They are:
> > - Capable ? the legends can be legends only if they are capable

for any

> > kind of work, they can do anything;
> > - Reliable ? if you cannot trust on a legend, on what else can

you trust?

> > - Easy ? You (as who use Firebird) will do everything easy,

because

> > "legends" are doing almost everything by itself.
>
> Yup. *Legend* is an extraordinary word. It has no bad connotation in

any

> language, culture or use. In fact, the opposite is true. It also

hits

> something deeply in everyone,

Exactly!

> that's hard to explain but has it's roots
> in fairy tales that parents read us in our childhood. Legends are

linked

> with remarkable deeds, heroes and heroines. People are fascinated by
> legends.
>
> Of course, people are not fools, and don't buy "legends" fabricated

by

> marketing department. But that's not the case of Firebird.
> Interbase/Firebird IS legendary database, and its history is read

like a

> legend: it's very long, full of extraordinary deeds, heroes and
> heroines, "evil" opponents, unexpected twists, loses and victories.

I

> guess that the fact that IB/FB history has all aspects of regular

legend

> has a vital role in people's affection to it.

Absolutely true - Firebird is live legend; everyone can touch it and
get it on its side to beat every "evil" competitor. We are not
commercial company which want to sell something - we are community
behind "A Legend", we just want to tell to everyone that about
Firebird.

>
> To sum it up, I think that the *legend link* fits Firebird perfectly
> (the fact that Firebird is a legendary bird aside).

I have overlook at that, but it is exactly match - Firebird and a
Legend.

Cheers,
--
Miroslav Penchev