Subject Re: [firebird-support] Is Firebird a hoax?
Author Diego - DM2
I use firebirs 1.0.3 in windows 2k, 2k3 and 2k3 web edition in my work
place, and in XP at home.....and don't have any problem with it!

Diego
----- Original Message -----
From: "chiaraprc" <chiaraprc@...>
To: <firebird-support@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 8:31 PM
Subject: [firebird-support] Is Firebird a hoax?


> Hi all,
> Some weeks ago a friend of mine told me about
> Firebird, so I am testing it in my lab, I am reading
> some "exiting" news on ibphoenix or on firebirdsql.com
> but I am a little confused:
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> The only stable release of Firebird, (1.03) is pratically
> inusable on newest PC's, HT is not supported, W2k3 is
> not supported, latest XP are not supported, W2k SP4
> are not supported, ODBC are inusable, i need to install
> windows95 on my old Pentium to use Firebird???
> I toke a look at Firebird 1.5
> is it a real release?? the rc8 seem to introduce more bug
> the any other previous relase since 1976: a serious
> security bug, a computed fields bug, an installer bug,
> the 1.5 are in this state since a year, (as stated in
> developer ng) but all are "exiting" building FB2, is
> Firebird a lab for gurus? or it is a product? Is Firebird
> a choice today? or I need to search some thing more reliable?
> When we can aspect a runnable Firebird? As in firebridsql.com
> "relational database for the new millenium" starting from 2000?
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> Best Regards
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> Chiara Percioli
> Software Architect
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