From cee103da14f470d29c47827b810da44cdab2a0d2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Tom Lane Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:32:42 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Small improvements to external-projects documentation. --- doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml | 42 +++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml index 4deedb7f63..ef516b4214 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/external-projects.sgml @@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ similar to SourceForge.net in its feature set, providing mailing lists, forums, bug tracking, SCM, and web hosting. If you have a PostgreSQL-related open source - project that you would like to have hosted at PgFoundy, please feel free - to create a new project. + project that you would like to have hosted at PgFoundry, please feel free + to create a new project there. @@ -134,6 +134,22 @@ + + Administration Tools + + + administration tools + externally maintained + + + + There are several administration tools available for + PostgreSQL. The most popular is + pgAdmin III, + and there are several commercially available ones as well. + + + Procedural Languages @@ -223,32 +239,24 @@ Extensions - extensions + extension + externally maintained PostgreSQL is designed to be easily extensible. For - this reason, extensions loaded into the database can function just - like features that are packaged with the database. The + this reason, extensions loaded into the database can function + just like features that are built in. The contrib/ directory shipped with the source code - contains a large number of extensions. The README file - in that directory contains a summary. They include conversion - tools, full-text indexing, XML tools, and additional - data types and indexing methods. Other extensions are developed + contains several extensions, which are described in + . Other extensions are developed independently, like PostGIS. Even - PostgreSQL replication solutions are developed + PostgreSQL replication solutions can be developed externally. For example, Slony-I is a popular master/standby replication solution that is developed independently from the core project. - - - There are several administration tools available for - PostgreSQL. The most popular is - pgAdmin III, - and there are several commercially available ones as well. -