1. Is there are projected release date for a 1.5.2 RC?

2. Is the resolution for the bug in computing character lengths
multi-byte character sets (UTF8 and east asian character sets in
particular) in data planned for install with the 1.5.2 release?

3. Is the bug surrounding file naming conventions where the OS and the
database are using different character sets slated for resolution in the
1.5.2 release?

(2) could be critical for my current Firebird project. Most of the
customers are international, so the design uses UTF-8 to minimze
internationalization issues. Since many of the users are in China and
the Phillipines, even code pages require full MBCS support. If it will
not be resolved, then I may be able to devote some time in late January
or early February towards its resolution.

(3) is "need to know" only because if it will not be resolved then my
application must be able to handle it.



Thanks,