Intelligence (for) business: Using Pentaho with Firebird

[To use Firebird as a database source for queries in your pentaho solution you need very little things]

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Oracle Users: Keen on Open Source | Database | SQL Server | Oracle | MySQL | DB2 | PostgresSQL |

[Although a majority of Oracle users who participated in a recent study don’t or won’t use open-source databases, the uptake of open source in general is going strong.Sixty percent of Oracle users who responded to a survey put out by the Independent Oracle Users Group are using open-source operating systems somewhere in their operations.]

Read more at www.idoel.smilejogja.co...

How Products Were Named: How Was "Firefox" Named?

the new name, Firebird, provoked mixed reactions, particularly since thefree database software Firebird uses the same name. In late April,following an apparent name change to Firebird browser for a few hours,the Mozilla Foundation stated that the browser should always bear thename Mozilla Firebird in order to avoid confusion with the Firebirddatabase server. However, continuing pressure from the FLOSS communityforced another change, and on February 9, 2004, Mozilla Firebird becameMozilla Firefox (or Firefox for short).

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Debian architectures, according to popularity-contest

[Our nex porting target would be arm or powerpc , Here is the popularity contest results for debian, The raising star is 'arm',now used by 1.3% of the population.]

Read more at lists.debian.org/debian...

Firebird 2 Release Candidate 4

We are pleased to invite you to download your preferred binary kit for Firebird 2 Release Candidate 4. Though very close, this is still a field-testing release. Please check any problem areas you encountered in RC 3 and report to the Firebird-devel list without delay if something isn't working as you expect.
Please note also that this release will NOT become the final one, due to an issue that appeared after these builds were made.

.:(firebird):..:(databases):..:(sql):.

spreading the word about latest firebird 2 rc 3

[it's time to spread the word about firebird 2 rc3 , i started with sites bellow ]

News i will send to (over time):

http://news.google.com/news?q=mysql
http://www.google.com/search?q=mono+1.0
http://www.google.com/search?q=postgresql+8.0

other good linux/mac/windoze sites

Completed area
- amdzone.com [DONE]
- icewalkers.com [DONE]
- sourcewell.berlios.de [NOT DONE]
- http://linux.softpedia.com[DONE by a good soul]
- betanews.net [DONE]
- osnews.com [DONE]
- linux360.ro [DONE]
- myl.ro [DONE]
- devshed.com [DONE on forum]
- lwn.net[DONE]
- linuxelectrons.com [DONE]
- phoronix.com [DONE]
- eweek.com [DONE sent to LisaVaas]
- informationweek.com [NOT DONE]
- infoworld.com [DONE sent to Neil McAllister]
- freshmeat.net [DONE]
- lxer.com [DONE]
- developers.slashdot.org [DONE]
- linuxquestions.org [DONE ?]
- digg.com [DONE digg it :)]
- debcentral.org [DONE]
- newsforge.net [NOT DONE]
- linuxtoday.com [NOT DONE]
- linuxpr.com [NOT DONE]
- osdir.com[NOT DONE]
- opensourcexperts.com - > PR [DONE]
- databasejournal.com [DONE forward from betanews]
- linuxgazette.net [NOT DONE]
- linuxcompatible.org [NOT DONE]
- pclinuxonline.com [NOT DONE]
- madpenguin.com [NOT DONE]
- tuxmachines.org [NOT DONE]
- prweb.com [NOT DONE ]
- sourcewell.berlios.de[NOT DONE]
- vnunet.com [DONE]
- linuxdevices.com [DONE]
- neowin.net [NOT DONE]
- warp2search.net [NOT DONE]
- fbtalk.net [DONE EN-RO]
- forum.amd.com [DONE]
- geek.com [DONE]

Open source database conference

[the folks at S&S organized a novelty: an open source database conference. It was a great success. We had people from most projects for end users to talk to: PostgreSQL, BerkleyDB, MySQL, SQLite, Apache Derby, HSQLDB, Firebird and MaxDB.]

Read more at pooteeweet.org/blog/463