Firebird 2.0 Alpha-01 Release
The Firebird Project is pleased to announce the release today of
the first Firebird 2.0 public Alpha kits for immediate download and
testing.
- This version of Firebird 2 is an alpha version, meant for
field testing only and not for use in production.
- All changes and new features are subject to further change
and/or withdrawal in subsequent alpha and beta releases, leading
up to final release. Do not assume that databases created by or
upgraded to the on-disk structure of this alpha will be upwardly
compatible with subsequent test builds/releases.
- Bugs, problems, etc. can be posted to the Field Test bug tracker or to the Firebird
Development List.
This release contains a large number of new features, including
derived tables, support for Execute Block, increased table sizes,
new improved index code (the 252-byte index length limit is no
longer applicable), expression indices, numerous optimiser
improvements, enhanced security features, support for on-line
incremental backups along with numerous other improvements and bug
fixes. Please read the Release Notes for more details.
Downloads of builds for Linux-i686 and Win32 are
currently available, with others to follow soon.
Feedback, input and comments re this release will be
appreciated, as they will help to speed up the cycle for the full
Firebird 2.0 release.
Happy testing!
-- Firebird Project
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