kexi + libreoffice

[Treeve Jelbert]

be aware that LibreOffice-4.2  has started a transition to using an embedded 
Firebird engine

<https://www.libreoffice.org/download/4-2-new-features-and-fixes/>

<http://en.libreofficeforum.org/node/6062>


NEW TECHNOLOGY PREVIEW FEATURE: Firebird SQL connector for LibreOffice Base 
(Andrzej Hunt). When creating a new Database, select Firebird Embedded in the 
drop down menu (you have to first enable the Experimental features in Tools ▸ 
Options ▸ LibreOffice ▸ Advanced). This allows creation of databases that 
perform many times faster than the previous built-in HSQLDB 1.8, avoiding the 
C++-to-Java overhead inherent in using HSQLDB. We plan to phase HSQLDB out 
over the next few releases, and provide a smooth migration path to Firebird.

I think that the new format is simply a zip wrapper around a normal Firebird 
database.

Firebird can be accessed directly using the Qt4/5 InterBase  (QIBASE) driver

Other suggestions;

1. remove need for QT3SUPPORT from Kexi.
2. add a generic import filter from Firebird.
3. start to port Kexi to KF5



Regards, Treeve