Download Firebird 2.0.5

Databases are often used to store large amounts of data, as they are easier to maintain and access than a simple text document in which the data is recorded. Well-known names are of course Oracle with its 11g database, IBM with the DB2 database and Microsoft with SQL Server. Another ‘database management system’ is Firebird, which has its origin in Inprise’s Interbase database, today known as Borland Software, whose history dates back to this page can be read. This relational database supports various operating systems on which it can be installed, such as the Linux and Windows platform, which allows it to be widely deployed. The developers released version 2.0.5 last month with the following abbreviated announcement:

Firebird 2.0.5 has been released

The Firebird Project team is pleased to announce the release of Firebird 2.0.5. Kits for Linux (i686 and AMD-64), Win32 and MacOSX Intel and PowerPC should start to filter through to SourceForge over the next few hours, ready to download. This sub-release features a significant batch of bug fixes, many backported from v.2.1.x development. Bugs fixed can be reviewed Lord.

Firebird 2.0.4 has been released

The members of the Firebird Project announce the release of Firebird 2.0.4, a point release with fixes for several Nbackup problems. Forced writes on Linux will work with this version. Summary here.