Le 23/09/2007 15:27, Werner F. Bruhin a dit :

> Yes, it would be very nice, especially for new comers to Ubuntu/Linux
> like me.

sorry to insist,
but Mandriva have a really good Firebird support
next Mandriva (2008.0 at the end of the month) will be available with Firebird
2.0.3 and all the drivers you need, without trouble
And Mandriva is free, it have even have a Free version without any proprietary
software
see :
http://www.mandriva.com/en/company/press/pr/mandriva_simplifies_its_new_range_of_products_mandriva_linux_2008
and in all of thoses Mandriva products, you will have a full Firebird packages
up to date, without any trouble