Firebird Project is happy to announce general availability of Firebird 4.0.5 and Firebird 3.0.12 sub-releases.
Firebird Project is happy to announce general availability of Firebird 5.0.1 — the latest point release in the Firebird 5.0 series.
Thank you for your valuable feedback! I’ve received numerous emails with suggestions, questions, and descriptions of issues that Firebird users are encountering. I’ll be addressing these in a video meeting in the beginning of August (there are many questions!), where I’ll share our responses and discuss upcoming features. Stay tuned, and thank you for supporting Firebird!
As president of the Firebird Foundation, I'm reaching out to tap into the wealth of experience and knowledge within our user base. We're constantly striving to improve Firebird, and your feedback is crucial in guiding our efforts. I'd like to ask for your input on a critical question: What are the 3 biggest problems with Firebird that impact you?
We are happy to announce the release of Jaybird 5.0.5.
The free book "Detailed features of Firebird 5" (in English) is written by D.Simonov and edited by A.Kovyazin. The book covers all new feautures of Firebird 5 (including 5.0.1).
Update of 1-step Firebird installation scripts for Linux. Now they support CentOS (7, 8, 9), Debian (11, 12), Oracle Linux (8, 9), RockyLinux (8, 9), Ubuntu (22, 24).
We have made performance tests and confirmed that Firebird 5.0 delivers impressive performance gains over previous versions. Recent tests comparing it to versions 4.0, 3.0, and 2.5 reveal significant speed improvements across various operations. Database administrators and developers can expect noticeable speed boosts when upgrading to version 5.0. See presentation and video for more details.