[](https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/actions/workflows/main.yml?query=branch%3Av4.0-release) [](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/FirebirdSQL/firebird) # Firebird README Firebird is a relational database offering many ANSI SQL standard features that runs on Linux, Windows, MacOS and a variety of Unix platforms. Firebird offers excellent concurrency, high performance, and powerful language support for stored procedures and triggers. It has been used in production systems, under a variety of names, since 1981. The Firebird Project is a commercially independent project of C/C++ programmers, technical advisors and supporters developing and enhancing a multi-platform relational database management system based on the source code released by Inprise Corporation on 25 July, 2000. ## Basic information * https://www.firebirdsql.org/ * https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/historical-reference/ * https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/features/ ## Documentation * https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/documentation/ * https://www.firebirdfaq.org/ ## Licensing The source code is released under variants of the Mozilla Public Licence 1.1 (MPL): * https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/initial-developer-s-public-license-version-1-0/ * https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/interbase-public-license/ ## Development The source code can be found at: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird Build instructions are here: https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/building-the-code/ Bugs and feature requests should be submitted at: https://github.com/FirebirdSQL/firebird/issues You may find more details at: https://www.firebirdsql.org/en/development/