On 9-2-2017 11:03, Paul Beach wrote: > "Since a future version of firebird will have a backwards compatibility > module, some future version of LibreOffice (embedding this future > version of firebird) will also be able to open these older files." > > <<Looks like they are expecting that an 'engine11'(?) with Firebird 2.5 > and earlier compatibility will come in the (near) future. This was > essentially promised in the 3.0 release notes, see > https://www.firebirdsql.org/file/documentation/release_notes/html/en/3_0/rnfb30-engine.html#rnfb30-engine-providers > under "Other providers". > > And yes, I know it says *may* in "A suitable provider may be considered > for inclusion in a later sub-release.", but that is not how people read > this. > > Is there any progress in that area?>> > > IBPhoenix has written one.
<<Is there any chance that gets contributed back for inclusion in a Firebird 3 distribution?>> I was hoping to recoup at least the cost of development... Paul ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot Firebird-Devel mailing list, web interface at https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
