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Firebird Project

The Firebird Project develops the Firebird relational database, which descends from InterBase. Firebird modules are released under the Initial Developer's Public License and the InterBase Public License, both variants of the Mozilla Public License 1.1.

Licensing at a Glance

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  1. Firebird modules are released under the Initial Developer's Public License; InterBase code was released by Inprise under the InterBase Public Licence, and both are variants of the Mozilla Public Licence 1.1.[1]

  2. Firebird Project documentation is released under the Public Documentation License unless stated otherwise.[2]

  3. The Initial Developer's Public License defines Commercial Use as distributing or otherwise making the Covered Code available to a third party.[3]

  4. Firebird's export classification is listed as ECCN 5D002 with no restrictions.[4]

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References

  1. Firebird: Licensing · firebirdsql.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. Firebird: Licensing · firebirdsql.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. Firebird: Initial Developer's Public License Version 1.0 · firebirdsql.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. Firebird: Licensing · firebirdsql.org · retrieved 2026-09-27
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