Firebird question

Are  Firebird (and/or MySQL) really "free"

I have a client I'd like to switch off DBF files, but they hate to
spend money. I'm quessing that to switch to MS SQL server for 20 users
would probably cost them $8K plus my time

Can a business legally install and use Firebird without purchasing
some kind of license?

Thanks

In article <ulgul35hmh0e0njjk9v1e1gdpk2nkn4q9m@4ax.com>, 
fpolan@pcassist.on.ca says...
> Are  Firebird (and/or MySQL) really "free"
> 
> I have a client I'd like to switch off DBF files, but they hate to
> spend money. I'm quessing that to switch to MS SQL server for 20 users
> would probably cost them $8K plus my time
> 
> Can a business legally install and use Firebird without purchasing
> some kind of license?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Frank Polan
> 

Frank,

Yes. They, of course, would welcome a donation, but it is not 
compulsory. Details are available at their site.

http://firebirdsql.org/

-- 
Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]
Montréal, Québec, Canada

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Thanks for the information

Frank Polan

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 17:06:50 +0100, Lysander <nobody@nowhere.de>
wrote:

>Frank J. Polan schrieb:
>
>> I have a client I'd like to switch off DBF files, but they hate to
>> spend money. I'm quessing that to switch to MS SQL server for 20 users
>> would probably cost them $8K plus my time
>
>More.
>Never underestimate the need for high-performant new server with enough 
>of RAM. MS SQL is very performant, but it really needs to have some 
>capacity on the server for itself.
>
>We have a 3rd party product in use based on MS SQL.
>We first installed it next to another program on an existing server.
>No fun, really.
>
>Now we spent a complete new server, including OS (W2K3) and enough RAM 
>(4GB instead of 2) and now it runs smoothly.
>
>
>> Can a business legally install and use Firebird without purchasing
>> some kind of license?
>
>Firebird, yes.
>MySQL, no.
>
>Take care about the administrative tools. I do recommend IBExpert. The 
>free version does about anything you need for smaller projects. If you 
>have to take care for more than 3 or 4 databases at one company site, 
>purchasing the professional version of IBExpert can be helpful. About 
>200 Euro.

Geof

I'll check the link
Another question - would you be comfortable recommending it to a
client?

Thanks

Frank Polan

On Wed, 12 Dec 2007 02:00:31 -0500, Geoff Wass [dBVIPS]
<gswassREMOVE_ME@attglobal.net> wrote:

>In article <ulgul35hmh0e0njjk9v1e1gdpk2nkn4q9m@4ax.com>, 
>fpolan@pcassist.on.ca says...
>> Are  Firebird (and/or MySQL) really "free"
>> 
>> I have a client I'd like to switch off DBF files, but they hate to
>> spend money. I'm quessing that to switch to MS SQL server for 20 users
>> would probably cost them $8K plus my time
>> 
>> Can a business legally install and use Firebird without purchasing
>> some kind of license?
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> Frank Polan
>> 
>
>Frank,
>
>Yes. They, of course, would welcome a donation, but it is not 
>compulsory. Details are available at their site.
>
>http://firebirdsql.org/

Frank J. Polan schrieb:

> I have a client I'd like to switch off DBF files, but they hate to
> spend money. I'm quessing that to switch to MS SQL server for 20 users
> would probably cost them $8K plus my time

More.
Never underestimate the need for high-performant new server with enough 
of RAM. MS SQL is very performant, but it really needs to have some 
capacity on the server for itself.

We have a 3rd party product in use based on MS SQL.
We first installed it next to another program on an existing server.
No fun, really.

Now we spent a complete new server, including OS (W2K3) and enough RAM 
(4GB instead of 2) and now it runs smoothly.


> Can a business legally install and use Firebird without purchasing
> some kind of license?

Firebird, yes.
MySQL, no.

Take care about the administrative tools. I do recommend IBExpert. The 
free version does about anything you need for smaller projects. If you 
have to take care for more than 3 or 4 databases at one company site, 
purchasing the professional version of IBExpert can be helpful. About