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Firebird 2.5.0 (Windows Build)
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*** Beta 2 ***
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o Introduction
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o Intended Users
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o Features in this release (all platforms)
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o Bugs fixed in this release
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o Installation
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o Reporting Bugs
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Introduction
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Welcome to the ... release of Firebird 2.5
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Intended Users
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This beta release is intended for experienced Firebird
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users. It has not been thoroughly tested and new
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features are only sparsely documented. Do not use this
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release in a production environment.
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Features in this release
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Please see the Release Notes for details of new
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features.
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Installation
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Binary installation packages are available, but they do
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not support multiple service instance installation.
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Be sure to read the installation_readme.txt in the doc
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directory for more information concerning installation
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issues.
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You can also use the zip packages to install Firebird
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manually. There is more info on manual installation
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in doc\install_windows_manually.txt.
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Reporting Bugs
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Before you report a bug:
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o Check you know how Firebird works.
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Maybe it is not a bug at all.
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o Perhaps some has already reported this? Browse
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existing bug reports here:
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http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/secure/BrowseProject.jspa
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o If in doubt why not discuss the problem on the
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Firebird-devel list? You can subscribe here:
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http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel
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and the list is viewable via a newsgroup interface
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here:
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news://news.atkin.com/
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Please don't use the Firebird-devel list for technical
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support unless the question specifically relates to a
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new feature in Firebird 2.5
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Happy Testing!
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From the Firebird team.
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