Assembly metadata such as title, description, company, product, copyright, and version information was removed from AssemblyInfo.vb and added to the Config.vbproj project file. This centralizes assembly attributes in the project file, streamlining configuration and reducing redundancy. No functional code changes were made.
Upgraded the FirebirdSql.Data.FirebirdClient NuGet package from version 7.5.0 to 10.3.2 in the Config/Config.vbproj project file. No other dependencies were changed.
Removed direct assembly references and several old package versions from Config.vbproj. Upgraded EntityFramework to 6.5.1, EntityFramework.Firebird to 10.1.0, and System.Data.Odbc to 8.0.1. Added new package references for System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager and multiple CoreWCF components (Primitives, ConfigurationManager, Http, WebHttp, NetTcp) at version 1.8.0 to modernize and expand WCF support.
Refactored Config.vbproj to use the modern SDK-style project format targeting net8.0-windows, replacing explicit assembly references with PackageReference entries and removing legacy MSBuild imports and settings. Deleted SampleConfig.vb, which contained a sample configuration class, and removed the obsolete packages.config file, consolidating NuGet package management into the project file. These changes modernize the project structure and streamline dependency management.
