In 2017, The Document Foundation (TDF) launched four tenders aimed at
improving LibreOffice in several strategic areas, where the tasks are
beyond the capabilities of independent volunteer developers.
https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2018/01/29/tdf-uses-tendering-process-improve-libreoffice-share-knowledge-community/
No 4 is interesting for Firebird community
(4) *Tender to implement HSQLDB binary format import in LibreOffice*
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https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2017/05/04/tender-implement-hsqldb-binary-format-import-libreoffice-201705-03/
)
Collabora will develop a mechanism to import database files with high
fidelity from the HSQLDB binary file format, which has been used inside
many existing ODB files, by reading the Java serialization code, and
writing a filter to import all data into LibreOffice Base. The objective is
to remove the legacy Java/HSQLDB database and move to Firebird.
TDF will invest € 29,750.00
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