<s>
The	O
Firebird	B-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
is	O
an	O
organisation	O
of	O
individuals	O
and	O
companies	O
of	O
various	O
sizes	O
,	O
working	O
together	O
as	O
parts	O
of	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organisation	O
that	O
aims	O
to	O
ensure	O
the	O
continued	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
Firebird	B-Application
relational	O
database	O
and	O
related	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
dues	O
paid	O
by	O
members	O
play	O
an	O
important	O
part	O
in	O
directly	O
funding	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Firebird	B-Application
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Legally	O
Firebird	B-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
(	O
Inc	O
.	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
Association	O
incorporated	O
and	O
registered	O
in	O
the	O
state	O
of	O
New	O
South	O
Wales	O
,	O
Australia	O
(	O
certificate	O
INC9878828	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Before	O
incorporation	O
,	O
the	O
affairs	O
of	O
the	O
Foundation	O
were	O
managed	O
by	O
the	O
FirebirdSQL	B-Application
Foundation	O
Steering	O
Group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
June	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
by	O
a	O
special	O
resolution	O
,	O
the	O
name	O
of	O
the	O
foundation	O
was	O
changed	O
from	O
its	O
original	O
name	O
The	O
FirebirdSQL	B-Application
Foundation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
support	O
and	O
advance	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
open	O
source	O
Firebird	B-Application
relational	O
database	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
To	O
encourage	O
cooperation	O
and	O
affiliation	O
with	O
individuals	O
,	O
other	O
non-profit	O
organisations	O
and	O
commercial	O
companies	O
involved	O
in	O
,	O
or	O
planning	O
to	O
become	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
development	O
,	O
support	O
and	O
promotion	O
of	O
Firebird	B-Application
software	O
projects	O
and	O
associated	O
products	O
and	O
activities	O
.	O
</s>
