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| author | Bruce Momjian | 2007-11-16 15:50:31 +0000 |
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| committer | Bruce Momjian | 2007-11-16 15:50:31 +0000 |
| commit | 5633da000f403d32baa90fc19af77731ae2793fd (patch) | |
| tree | 88d4988963733cfb8cc415fd2700e07915c32d1b /doc/FAQ | |
| parent | a867b40cf45fa564810fedf892fcfbcae46a2009 (diff) | |
Add FAQ items about "Postgres" alias usage, remove old reference.
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/FAQ | 14 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Tue Nov 13 22:39:46 EST 2007 + Last updated: Fri Nov 16 10:50:15 EST 2007 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ General Questions - 1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced? + 1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced? What is Postgres? 1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL? 1.3) What is the copyright of PostgreSQL? 1.4) What platforms does PostgreSQL support? @@ -89,9 +89,8 @@ 1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced? - PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, but can also be referred to as - simply Postgres, particularly in conversation. (For those curious - about how to say "PostgreSQL", an audio file is available.) + PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L. (For those curious about how + to say "PostgreSQL", an audio file is available.) PostgreSQL is an object-relational database system that has the features of traditional commercial database systems with enhancements @@ -104,6 +103,11 @@ company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html + Postgres is a widely-used nickname for the PostgreSQL database. It was + the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly preferred + over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard to pronounce, call + it 'Postgres' instead. + 1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL? If you are looking for a PostgreSQL gatekeeper, central committee, or |