From 810b5072ddecc8760c94362b317c1abeba8f2d31 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bruce Momjian Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 01:26:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Modernize the FAQ item "What is PostgreSQL" to skip most historical information. --- doc/FAQ | 34 +++++++++------------------------- doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html | 42 ++++++++++++------------------------------ 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ index 8ddab0a325..45a1974159 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ +++ b/doc/FAQ @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Sat Jan 29 23:44:48 EST 2005 + Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:25:19 EST 2005 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -98,35 +98,19 @@ 1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced? - PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L. + PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, also called just Postgres. - PostgreSQL is an enhancement of the POSTGRES database management - system (and is still sometimes reffered to as simply "Postgres"), a - next-generation DBMS research prototype. While PostgreSQL retains the - powerful data model and rich data types of POSTGRES, it replaces the - PostQuel query language with an extended subset of SQL. PostgreSQL is - free and the complete source is available. + PostgreSQL is an object-relational database system that has the + features of traditional commercial database systems with enhancements + to be found in next-generation DBMS systems. PostgreSQL is free and + the complete source code is available. - PostgreSQL development is performed by a team of developers who all - subscribe to the PostgreSQL development mailing list. The current - coordinator is Marc G. Fournier (scrappy@PostgreSQL.org). (See section - 1.6 on how to join). This team is now responsible for all development - of PostgreSQL. It is a community project and is not controlled by any + PostgreSQL development is performed by a team of mostly volunteer + developers spread throughout the world and communicating via the + Internet. It is a community project and is not controlled by any company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ_DEV.html - The authors of PostgreSQL 1.01 were Andrew Yu and Jolly Chen. Many - others have contributed to the porting, testing, debugging, and - enhancement of the code. The original Postgres code, from which - PostgreSQL is derived, was the effort of many graduate students, - undergraduate students, and staff programmers working under the - direction of Professor Michael Stonebraker at the University of - California, Berkeley. - - The original name of the software at Berkeley was Postgres. When SQL - functionality was added in 1995, its name was changed to Postgres95. - The name was changed at the end of 1996 to PostgreSQL. - 1.2) What is the copyright on PostgreSQL? PostgreSQL is subject to the following COPYRIGHT: diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html index 65fbc0446c..0fe048744f 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ alink="#0000ff">

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

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Last updated: Sat Jan 29 23:44:48 EST 2005

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Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:25:19 EST 2005

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us) @@ -140,41 +140,23 @@

1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?

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PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L.

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PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, also called just + Postgres.

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PostgreSQL is an enhancement of the POSTGRES database management - system (and is still sometimes reffered to as simply "Postgres"), - a next-generation DBMS research prototype. - While PostgreSQL retains the powerful data model and rich data - types of POSTGRES, it replaces the PostQuel query language with an - extended subset of SQL. PostgreSQL is free and the - complete source is available.

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PostgreSQL is an object-relational database system that has the + features of traditional commercial database systems with + enhancements to be found in next-generation DBMS + systems. PostgreSQL is free and the complete source code is + available.

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PostgreSQL development is performed by a team of - developers who all subscribe to the PostgreSQL development mailing - list. The current coordinator is Marc G. Fournier (scrappy@PostgreSQL.org). (See - section 1.6 on how to join). This team is now - responsible for all development of PostgreSQL. It is a community - project and is not controlled by any company. To get involved, see - the developer's FAQ at PostgreSQL development is performed by a team of mostly volunteer + developers spread throughout the world and communicating via the + Internet. It is a community project and is not controlled by any + company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ_DEV.html

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The authors of PostgreSQL 1.01 were Andrew Yu and Jolly Chen. - Many others have contributed to the porting, testing, debugging, - and enhancement of the code. The original Postgres code, from which - PostgreSQL is derived, was the effort of many graduate students, - undergraduate students, and staff programmers working under the - direction of Professor Michael Stonebraker at the University of - California, Berkeley.

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The original name of the software at Berkeley was Postgres. When - SQL functionality was added in 1995, its name was - changed to Postgres95. The name was changed at the end of 1996 to - PostgreSQL.

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1.2) What is the copyright on PostgreSQL?