The Firebird Project is happy to announce the general availability of
Firebird 2.5.9 — the last minor release in the Firebird 2.5 series.
This sub-release introduces several bug fixes and a few improvements, please refer to the
Release Notes for the full list of changes. Binary kits for Windows, Linux and MacOS X (both 32-bit and 64-bit) are immediately available for
download.
Also, in accordance with its release
lifetime policy, the Firebird Project advises that the Firebird v2.5 series has reached its
end-of-life and thus will not be maintained further. Once Firebird 4.0 is released, this last official release in the v.2.5 series,
Firebird 2.5.9, will be moved to the
"Discontinued Versions" section of the download area .