Tobias,

I developed the project all alone, the consultant was hired in case I
drop dead :-), somebody still knows about the project. So it's my
duty to explain him everything about my source code. That's why he
started to give his comment on everything. Soon my boss will think
I'm a loser, I hate to be in such situations, but unfortunatly I
can't help it. Sorry if this is goign off topic.

Thanks for the comments to all, Nico


--- In ib-support@y..., "Tobias Giesen" <tobias_subscriber@t...>
wrote:

> > a few INTERNET PEOPLE
>
> ??
>
> It should be sufficient to mention that Borland is developing

Interbase

> too. Thus, you can rely on either of two powerful branches, namely

the

> commercial Borland Interbase fork with a big company behind it, and

the

> open source Firebird fork with a powerful community of dedicated and
> highly skilled developers behind it.
>
> Migrating your database will be highly expensive and troublesome.

Even

> if your con$ultant questions Interbase - why make the move now,

while

> the system is up and running? You may as well wait and see how

Interbase

> and Firebird develop. If one day you do run into problems, such as
> scaleability or whatever, you should be able to grasp the situation

in

> time to make your moves.
>
> AFAICT, there is no sign of either fork being a dead end.
>
> NEVER CHANGE A RUNNING SYSTEM.
>
> Why did your boss hire the con$ultant anyway? If there is need for
> streamlining the company, it certainly cannot be done by changing

the

> database server. Companies have other problems that management

should

> worry about. I don't even think bosses should be allowed to make

such

> decisions. IT folks should make those decisions.
>
> Personally, I'd threaten to quit the job if I could afford it.
>
> Cheers,
> Tobias