Submitted by “The Firebird Project is pleased to announce the release of the first release candidate of Firebird 2.0, for final testing. Download kits are available for Windows and Linux, including x64 Linux. However, due to hardware failure on the Windows build system, there will be initial delays in accessing the Win32 kits. Patience please!”
Seems that developers are working towards
fast rc2-rc3 releases then final
More on the developer’s journal
http://www.firebirdsql.org/index.php?op=devjournal