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diff --git a/databases/firebird/pkg-descr b/databases/firebird/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..5f05e046a387 --- /dev/null +++ b/databases/firebird/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +The open-source InterBase(tm) 6.0 spin-off (Classic server version) + +InterBase is a world-class DBMS with a history too rich to detail +here. Once selling for several thousands of dollars per license, +some very big players use it worldwide. Inprise has open-sourced +InterBase 6.0, and a lively bunch of folks has charged themselves +with seeing that it lives on through the Firebird project. + +Note that as of Firebird 0.9_4, the locksmith back door has +been closed. + +For more information on Firebird and InterBase, see: +http://www.ibphoenix.com/ +http://www.interbase2000.org/ +http://www.interbase.com/ + +and of course the firebird page itself: +WWW: http://sourceforge.net/projects/firebird/ + +For more information on the locksmith back door, see: + +https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/247371 |