At 10:25 PM 10/30/2002 +0000, Marco Menardi wrote:

>Well, but if the two can have the same syntax for the same job, wouldn't
>ease connectivity components job for supporting both? And, wouldn't make
>easier a Interbase to Firebird conversion?

Sure would, but maintaining compatibility with a group
that refuses to communicate is really hard. Moreover,
telling Firebird developers that they can't add features
that are useful because we don't know whether or how
Borland will implement equivalent functions tends to make
our developers cranky.



Regards,

Ann
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