On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 7:24 AM, Lester Caine <lester@...> wrote:

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>
> doruilasi wrote:
> >>> Subject: Re: [Firebird-general] Can someone using firebird share why
> use this database instead of any other?
> >>
> >>> On 2/22/13 12:10 PM, Ann Harrison wrote:
> >>>
> >>> 1) Free and open source multi-user transactional database
> >>> 2) Can be distributed with commercial applications
> >>> 3) Small footprint and low administration cost
> >>> 4) Windows friendly
> >>
> >>> 5) Friendly and helpful support community
> >>> 6) Client and server implemented on many popular platforms
> >>
> >> 7) Able to run embedded as well as separate server.
> >> (thus easy to bundle with applications).
> >> 8) Efficiently handles large insertions and deletions (e.g. 1,000,000
> record deletions).
> >> 9) Versioning means writers do not block readers.
> > 10) Able to handle multiple transactions (with ACID features) on the
> same connection.
>
> Does MySQl allow a backup while active yet? Being able to simply schedule
> backups and mirror them with the rest of the content is my main reason for
> using
> Firebird ... that and 15+ years of using it.
>
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> Lester Caine - G8HFL
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>

Many of my customers are small businesses without an IT department and
Firebird requires little to no administration. I have customers who have
not made a support call in years.

Regards.

Thomas Clarke
Cyber Sea Incorporated
#6 Kingston Terrace
Flint Hall
St. Michael
Barbados BB11070

voice: (246) 234-9692
email: tclarke@...
web: http://cybersea.biz


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