--- In ib-support@yahoogroups.com, Paul Vinkenoog <paul@v...> wrote:

> Hello Darryl,
>
> I still think you ought to contact Dave (see my previous post):
>
> a) because he states that email feedback will influence his
> priorities, and
> b) because for all we know, he might be about to finish the Linux
> port. Then again, he might not even have started it...
>
>
> Grtz,
> Paul Vinkenoog

-----Original Message-----
From: Caillouet, Darryl
Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2003 10:45 AM
To: David Schnepper
Subject: Case-insensitive collation for Linux...


Hey Dave,

I was evaluating Firebird for possible use in an upcoming project and
was surprised to find there was no case-insensitive collation or
indexing for Firebird on the Linux platform. I went to the IB_Support
group on Yahoo and jumped into a very lively discussion on the topic.
I learned a lot.

But one of the questions that kept coming up is "Will someone be
producing case-insensitive collation for Linux anytime soon?". Do you
have any plans to do this soon? I saw it was on your Future Projects
list. Or is this project somewhat open-ended?

Posters kept saying that it was technically feasible to get this
feature, but no one seemed to know if anyone was actively working on
it or if there was a tentative release date.

Thanks for any info you can give me.

Darryl Caillouet
Programmer - City of Little Rock



-----Original Message-----
From: David Schnepper
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 10:40 AM
To: Caillouet, Darryl
Subject: RE: Case-insensitive collation for Linux...



"Soon" is all I can say - this is a hobby for me, so it fits in when
time is available.

Dave


-----Original Message-----
From: Caillouet, Darryl
Sent: Friday, January 17, 2003 12:07 PM
To: David Schnepper
Subject: RE: Case-insensitive collation for Linux...

Hey Dave,

"Soon" is excellent!

It's better than "later" and way better than "never".

Thanks for taking the time to do this project.

Darryl