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Firebird $MAJOR.$MINOR.$RELEASE     (Alpha/Beta Windows Build)
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o Introduction
o Intended Users
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.


Reporting Bugs
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This is an experimental version.

DO NOT REPORT A BUG IN THIS RELEASE
unless you really know what you are doing.

Check first on the firebird-devel list. If you 
don't know where the firebird-devel list is then 
you shouldn't be using this version of Firebird!

Please don't use the Firebird-devel list for 
technical support unless the question specifically 
relates to a new feature in Firebird $MAJOR.$MINOR


Happy Testing!

From the Firebird team.