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Hi Bill and Todd,

   I have an application that uses IBX/IB602 and is distributed to dozens of 
corporate customers. Our company's main job is not to sell software, but 
information (related do advertising). The software is an (important!) way to 
help our customers to deal with the provided information. So it's difficult 
to make changes, as our customers are focused in the information provided by 
us, and not in the software provided. They only want to access the info they 
buy, in a fast, efficient and... cheap way.
   That's why I adopted IB opensource (replacing DBase). I know someday I'll 
need to change, but it will require a major software change, database 
change, distributed CD-ROM specs change, and so on, and maybe new customers 
installation tasks, compatibility issues... Well, when it become necessary, 
and compatibility or performance becomes really critical, let's face it. 
Unfortunately, as explained above, due our commercial model, it will not be 
possible to continue with a commercial database, like IB7.1, as the 
customers will not want to aggregate cost to the cost they already have for 
the info they buy from us. That's why the interest about IBX (to avoid 
remake the apps) and FB (the closest free database available).

       Thanks again and regards,

               Marcelo Carvalho


Note: Talking about our internal database, IB7.1 or some newer version will 
be considered, of course!


"Bill Todd" <no@no.com> escreveu na mensagem 
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> Let me also say that I do not understand why anyone wants to use IB 6
> open source when it is no longer being developed. It is just a matter
> of time until Microsoft comes out with a service pack or a version of
> Windows that causes a serious problem. The what will you do? Using
> unsupported software is an invitation to trouble IMHO.
>
> -- 
> Bill (TeamB)
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>
> Marcelo Carvalho wrote:
>
>> So if I use a non HT and non multiprocessor machine (or use
>> IB_Affinity), AND rename the database file to another extension, it's
>> supposed to have a normal performance on Win 2003 Server and Win XP?