For those who missed the presentation of Firebird Project Coordinator
Dmitry Yemanov's conference white paper about what's happening now and
through the next year or so with Firebird development, you can pick it up
now. Includes a long-view roadmap and features summary for planned future
releases.

http://firebird.sourceforge.net/devel/engine/roadmap2006.html

Enjoy!

./heLen