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1111< H1 > Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</ H1 >
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13- < P > Last updated:Tue Nov13 22:39:46 EST 2007</ P >
13+ < P > Last updated:Fri Nov16 10:50:15 EST 2007</ P >
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1515< P > Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (< A href =
1616 "mailto:bruce@momjian.us "> bruce@momjian.us</ A > )
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2828< H2 align ="center "> General Questions</ H2 >
29- < A href ="#item1.1 "> 1.1</ A > ) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?< BR >
29+ < A href ="#item1.1 "> 1.1</ A > ) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?
30+ What is Postgres?< BR >
3031< A href ="#item1.2 "> 1.2</ A > ) Who controls PostgreSQL?< BR >
3132< A href ="#item1.3 "> 1.3</ A > ) What is the copyright of PostgreSQL?< BR >
3233< A href ="#item1.4 "> 1.4</ A > ) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?< BR >
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129130< H3 id ="item1.1 "> 1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?</ H3 >
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131- < P > PostgreSQL is pronounced< I > Post-Gres-Q-L</ I > , but can also be
132- referred to as simply< I > Postgres</ I > , particularly in conversation.
133- (For those curious about how to say "PostgreSQL", an< a
132+ < P > PostgreSQL is pronounced< I > Post-Gres-Q-L</ I > . (For those curious
133+ about how to say "PostgreSQL", an< a
134134href ="http://www.postgresql.org/files/postgresql.mp3 "> audio file</ a >
135135 is available.)</ P >
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148148 http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html</ A >
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151+ < P > Postgres is a widely-used nickname for the PostgreSQL database.
152+ It was the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly
153+ preferred over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard to
154+ pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead.</ P >
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151156< H3 id ="item1.2 "> 1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL?< BR > </ H3 >
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153158< P > If you are looking for a PostgreSQL gatekeeper, central committee,