From d552f3b173f7e6d7576d677e1c68953023156c2d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dmitry Yemanov Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:02:33 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Add the initial README contents. To be improved if necessary. --- README.md | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 632eb32556..693554ecfb 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,5 +1,35 @@ -[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/asfernandes/firebird.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/asfernandes/firebird) -[![SF Downloads](https://img.shields.io/sourceforge/dt/firebird.png)](https://sourceforge.net/projects/firebird/files/stats/timeline?dates=2001-07-01+to+2020-08-19) +# Firebird README -# Firebird -Firebird git mirror +Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard features that runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers. It has been used in production systems, under a variety of names, since 1981. + +The Firebird Project is a commercially independent project of C/C++ programmers, technical advisors and supporters developing and enhancing a multi-platform relational database management system based on the source code released by Inprise Corporation on 25 July, 2000. + +## Basic information + +* http://www.firebirdsql.org/ +* http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/historical-reference/ +* http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/licensing/ +* http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/features/ + +## Documentation + +* http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/documentation/ +* http://www.firebirdfaq.org/ + +## Licensing + +The source code is released under variants of the Mozilla Public Licence 1.1 (MPL): + +* http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/initial-developer-s-public-license-version-1-0/ +* http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/interbase-public-license/ + +## Development + +The source code can be found at: +https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird + +Bugs and feature requests should be submitted at: +http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/ + +You may find more details at: +http://www.firebirdsql.org/en/development/