yes, for now that we use the FB2.5 (even the snapshot not RC2) the server is much more stable and faster than with the 2.1. In fact in 2.1 we was closed to change firebird to mysql ! :(

In 2.5 the bug we have in FB 2.1 is still present but FB2.5 not freeze anymore, making it look like more stable (it's was a really nightmare in 2.1)! ... i really hope the last snapshot will correct definitivelly the bug (thank again vlad!)

stephane

--- In firebird-support@yahoogroups.com, "Ann W. Harrison" <aharrison@...> wrote:
>
> Jorge Andrés Brugger wrote:
> > Why you could want to use a non production build in a production server?
> > It´s dangerous!
> >
>
> That's an interesting question, especially for open source software.
> V2.5 has been extensively tested and is known not to have bugs that
> the "production" versions have. The major new features appear stable.
> It's almost certainly safer than any 2.0 version, and much better
> that the 1.5 versions that are in wide use. Furthermore, if you
> find a problem, the development team will be all over it, while bugs
> in earlier versions get less immediate attention.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Ann
>