I think FB and IB will become very distinct products. Do not expect
that Borland follow FB directions and vice-versa.

Borland left the Open Source community alone so we have to build our
own way to keep growing and that's what FB guys are doing (and very well).

The easy compatibility like doing a IB backup and a FB restore is
already gone with new ODS, etc... So FB is compatible with IB 6.0,
that's all.

I think you should make an extra effort to show to your larger
customers that FB is so strong as IB (maybe even more) and that they are
safe to use it.

This is just my personal fellings.

[]s

Carlos
WarmBoot Informatica - http://www.warmboot.com.br
Interbase-BR - http://www.interbase-br.com

TV> Hi All,

TV> For development of our systems it will probably turn out that FB will be
TV> used for some clients (small companies) and IB will be used for other
TV> clients (lager companies)
TV> In that case it would be most useful for us as developers when FB and IB
TV> will not diverge too much and will be as interchangeable as possible

TV> For example: the different keywords used by IB and FB for the "Select from
TV> to" construction is a pity, but if it will remain the only keyword
TV> difference it can be overcome. One might therefore choose to cooperate and
TV> use the same keywords for new implementations in the future

TV> What are the intentions at Borland and Firebird to cooperate and to keep FB
TV> and IB as parallel as possible ? (I mean within practical limits)

TV> For example will the boolean type implementation be interchangeable between
TV> IB and FB ?

TV> best regards
TV> Tanno





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