This includes details on how to embed InterBase ® into your application deployments and installers. If you are new to InterBase ® then we would suggest going through the InterBase ® VAR License Portal Quick Start to find out more about getting started with InterBase ®. How to Become an InterBase VARĬustomers interested in becoming an InterBase ® VAR need to Contact Embarcadero Sales. Volume discounts can be discussed with your Embarcadero sales rep. If you deploy enough copies of InterBase ® you may be eligible for volume discounts. Because you can redistribute InterBase ®, this is not a problem.
So unless you plan to re-certify your products every time Embarcadero comes out with a new version of InterBase ®, you need to be able to get to your customers the version of InterBase ® you certified on.
INSTALL INTERBASE CLIENT ONLY INSTALL
However, Embarcadero generally only sells the latest versions of its software. Firebird can install symlinks or copies named after the 1.0 libs (with the old InterBase names), to maintain compatibility with third-party products which. InterBase ® Version Control: If you certify your product with the current version of InterBase ®, your customers purchase this current version of InterBase ®. Your silent install also allows you to configure InterBase ®, and by using InterBase ® multi-instance option you can virtually guarantee that no other application will use your installation. With a silent install your customers do not even know InterBase ® is being installed. VARs deploy their SLIP file and user licenses as need be, then report back to Embarcadero quarterly what they have deployed and pay royalties on their deployments.īecause VARs can deploy slip files, they can also build silent installs. VARs also typically receive a collection of user licenses they need with their applications. By simply copying it to the InterBase ® install directory it inhibits the need to register the InterBase ® server. SLIP file which they deploy with their application. I admit that it is not really useful if you had a client only install. There are no registration and licensing headaches. The recommended way to do this, is to use control panel/ InterBase manager to set Server root and start the server :-) This allows to have more than one version installed. The benefits of this agreement are outlined below. An InterBase ® VAR is simply a legal agreement between you and Embarcadero that allows you to redistribute InterBase ®.