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Firebird $MAJOR.$MINOR.$RELEASE    (Alpha/Beta Windows Build)
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o Introduction
o Intended Users
o Features in this release (all platforms)
o Installation
o Reporting Bugs


Introduction
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Welcome to Firebird $MAJOR.$MINOR.


Intended Users
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This is an alpha or beta release of Firebird $MAJOR.$MINOR.
It is intended for test purposes only and is not 
considered ready for use in production. 

 o DO NOT STORE CRITICAL DATA USING THIS TEST VERSION
   Databases created by this release may not be 
   compatible with future releases of Firebird $MAJOR.$MINOR.

 o Please make sure you read the installation
   readme and the release notes.


Features in this release
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Please see the Release Notes for details of new
features.


Installation
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Installation issues are covered in detail in the
Installation Guide available in the doc directory 
after install. A brief summary of installation issues 
can also be found in the installation_readme.txt, also
available from the doc directory after installation.


Reporting Bugs
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Before you report a bug:

 o Check you know how Firebird works.
   Maybe it is not a bug at all.

 o Perhaps someone has already reported this? Browse
   existing bug reports here:

    http://tracker.firebirdsql.org/browse/CORE

 o If in doubt why not discuss the problem on the
   Firebird-devel list? You can subscribe here:

    http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/firebird-devel

   and the list is viewable via a newsgroup interface
   here:

    news://news.atkin.com/



From the Firebird team.