RE: [Firebird-devel] Fwd: Packaging Firebird

[Leyne, S. <sl...@at...>]

Does this mean that Firebird can't say "provides native support for
Interbase databases" or "provides support for Interbase API"?

I guess we will have to come up with a toned down product description
(which would be packaged with the Debian release), which would then
invite users go to the Firebird site "for more information".  That way
we make the Debian guy happy and get a broader release.  

The product description/feature set would be very strong on it's own,
even without mentioning IB.

At the same time, the Firebird web site can be more liberal in it's
language and references (of course, acknowledging the Interbase
trademark).

How does Microsoft and others get away with product comparisons in their
market bs?  

I can't see Larry Elison @ Oracle giving Microsoft permission to kick
him in the shins with a Oracle/SQL Server comparison!

To help this guy in his dilemma, why can't he say "We don't have
Interbase but have a look at Firebird" or "We don't have InterBase but
we do have Firebird, you can go to their web site"?

Bottom line, let's get this guy hooked!


Sean

-----Original Message-----
From: Ann W. Harrison [mailto:aha...@ib...]
Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 1:10 PM
To: fir...@li...
Subject: [Firebird-devel] Fwd: Packaging Firebird


A bit of correspondence from the person at Debian
who follows Firebird/InterBase.  I think we're
going to hear more about using the I-name ...
Thoughts?

Ann


>From: "Ed Boraas" <ed...@bo...>
>To: <aha...@ib...>
>Subject: Packaging Firebird
>Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 10:37:05 -0700
>Organization: http://www.ed.boraas.ca
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400
>
>Hi, Ann. It's Ed from Debian again.
>
>As you've probably noticed, we've been taking a bit of a "wait and see"
>approach with regards to packaging InterBase. Since, to the best of my
>knowledge, Inprise InterBase is still not bootstrappable on its own
(ie., it
>can't be built without IB binaries installed), there's no way it'll
make it
>into Debian (one of the requirements is that it be buildable from
source,
>for porting purposes, etc.), so I've been looking at packaging
firebird. My
>question is this: the IPL stipulates that the name InterBase not be
used in
>conjunction with the promotion/delivery of Contributor Versions. Does
this
>apply to Firebird? If so, does that mean I cannot even make mention of
>InterBase in the description of the package?
>
>I'm stuck in the fairly awkward position of people requesting an
"InterBase"
>package, which may well be impossible at this time (since Inprise isn't
>releasing source packages that can be bootstrapped), and the fact that
few
>of them will be able to associate firebird with InterBase.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>-Ed Boraas <ed...@de...>

Regards,

Ann
www.ibphoenix.com
We have answers.


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