The main blocker for switching to firebird as base backend is
firebird data format endianess.
"The main remaining issue is that the firebird data format embedded in the
.odb file is endianess-dependent. The idea is to switch to Firebird's
"archive" format that is not."
https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/GSoC/Ideas#Finish_Firebird_driver_integration
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