Subject | Re: [ib-support] extremely cheap database (was: extremely long register and connection times) |
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Author | Stan Eisenberg |
Post date | 2001-11-16T15:10:45Z |
Uh oh, I may have made a mistake then...
I thought IB Open Source was free for both profit and non-profit use, so long as I don't charge for IB, itself, but just the program that uses it?
Stan
No, it is not true. Firebird is free unless you want to pay for support
(www.ibphoenix.com) or want the IBPhoenix CD. Maybe you're confusing this
with IBO's licensing scheme - IBO is basically free for non-commercial use,
whereas you have to pay if you make any profit using it.
Set
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I thought IB Open Source was free for both profit and non-profit use, so long as I don't charge for IB, itself, but just the program that uses it?
Stan
>One questions about a fuzzy area, I've read on some posts that FB is notfree
>for commercial use, but only non-commercial use.both.
>Is this true? I find that a little hard to believe since IB OS is free for
No, it is not true. Firebird is free unless you want to pay for support
(www.ibphoenix.com) or want the IBPhoenix CD. Maybe you're confusing this
with IBO's licensing scheme - IBO is basically free for non-commercial use,
whereas you have to pay if you make any profit using it.
Set
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