We've identified an issue where the latest libpthread library versions are not compatible with Firebird 2.5 (including the latest available release of vanilla version 2.5.9.27139). To prevent any impact on Firebird 2.5, please follow the guidance provided below. Please note that version 2.5 is discontinued and there will be no fix for it in vanilla version.
The Firebird Technical Task Group has wrapped up its meeting, and we're excited to share the roadmap for the upcoming version 6. There are so many features planned: schemas, JSON, tablespaces, new SQLs, and more.
We are happy to announce the release of Jaybird 5.0.4.
The Firebird Project is launching the Technical Task Group meeting next week, where its developers and sponsors will plan the future of Firebird, including version 6. Become a sponsor and participate!
The Firebird ODBC driver is in beta testing, with version 3.0.0.8 available. You can download it and test how well it works with Power BI and other common tools which use ODBC. Please send feedback to Github Issues of Firebird ODBC!
Digest of Firebird SQL News for Q1 2024
Song for all Firebird RDBS developers from the Firebird user community.
EmberWings is a new quarterly PDF magazine about Firebird published by IBPhoenix.
We're excited to start our new series all about Firebird configuration. In our very first episode, we're gonna discuss the biggest error to make with Firebird: mixing up the config settings for Classic/SuperClassic and SuperServer. We'll break down why this mix-up can mess things up, how it usually happens, and, most importantly, how you can fix it.
The Configuration Calculator for Firebird has been upgraded to support Firebird 5. Now you can create optimized firebird.conf and database.conf files tailored to your specific hardware or virtual machine setup.