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1111< H1 > Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</ H1 >
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13- < P > Last updated:Fri Sep14 14:39:54 EDT 2007</ P >
13+ < P > Last updated:Wed Sep26 16:36:22 EDT 2007</ P >
1414
1515< P > Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (< A href =
1616 "mailto:bruce@momjian.us "> bruce@momjian.us</ A > )
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ <H3 id="item1.2">1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL?<BR></H3>
157157 the community of developers and users, which anyone can join. All
158158 you need to do is subscribe to the mailing lists and participate in the
159159 discussions. (See the< a href ="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html ">
160- Developer's FAQ</ A > for information on how to get involved inPostgreSQL
160+ Developer's FAQ</ A > for information on how to get involved inPostgres
161161 development.)</ P >
162162
163163< H3 id ="item1.3 "> 1.3) What is the copyright of
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ <H3 id="item1.4">1.4) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?</H3>
205205 systems like Win2000 SP4, WinXP, and Win2003. A prepackaged installer is
206206 available at< a href = "http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller ">
207207 http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller</ a > . MSDOS-based versions
208- of Windows (Win95, Win98, WinMe) can runPostgreSQL using Cygwin.</ P >
208+ of Windows (Win95, Win98, WinMe) can runPostgres using Cygwin.</ P >
209209
210210< p > There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at
211211< a href ="http://forge.novell.com "> http://forge.novell.com</ a > ,
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ <H3 id="item1.7">1.7) Where can I get support?</H3>
240240 program< CODE > irc -c '#postgresql' "$USER" irc.freenode.net</ CODE >
241241 or use any other IRC clients. A Spanish one also exists
242242 on the same network, (< I > #postgresql-es</ I > ), a French one,
243- (< I > #postgresqlfr</ I > ), and a Brazilian one, (< I > #postgresql-br</ I > ).
244- There is also a PostgreSQL channel on EFNet.</ P >
243+ (< I > #postgresqlfr</ I > ), and a Brazilian one, (< I > #postgresql-br</ I > ).
244+ There is also a PostgreSQL channel on EFNet.</ P >
245245
246246< P > A list of commercial support companies is available at< A href =
247247 "http://www.postgresql.org/support/professional_support ">
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ <H3 id="item1.8">1.8) How do I submit a bug report?</H3>
254254 http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug</ A > .
255255 Also check out our ftp site< A href =
256256 "ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/ "> ftp://ftp.PostgreSQL.org/pub/</ A > to
257- see if there is a more recentPostgreSQL version.</ P >
257+ see if there is a more recentPostgres version.</ P >
258258
259259< P > Bugs submitted using the bug form or posted to any PostgreSQL mailing
260260 list typically generates one of the following replies:</ P >
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ <H3 id="item1.9">1.9) How do I find out about known bugs or
317317 list up-to-date. In practice, bugs don't last very long in the
318318 software, and bugs that affect a large number of users are fixed
319319 rapidly. The only place to find all changes, improvements, and
320- fixes in aPostgreSQL release is to read the
320+ fixes in aPostgres release is to read the
321321< a href ="http://www.postgresql.org/developer/sourcecode/ "> CVS</ a >
322322 log messages. Even the release notes do not list every change
323323 made to the software.</ P >
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ <H3 id="item4.5">4.5) How much database disk space is required
711711< P > As an example, consider a file of 100,000 lines with an integer
712712 and text description on each line. Suppose the text string
713713 avergages twenty bytes in length. The flat file would be 2.8 MB.
714- The size of thePostgreSQL database file containing this data can
714+ The size of thePostgres database file containing this data can
715715 be estimated as 5.2 MB:</ P >
716716< PRE >
717717 24 bytes: each row header (approximate)
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@ <H3 id="item4.5">4.5) How much database disk space is required
720720 ----------------------------------------
721721 52 bytes per row
722722
723- The data page size inPostgreSQL is 8192 bytes (8 KB), so:
723+ The data page size inPostgres is 8192 bytes (8 KB), so:
724724
725725 8192 bytes per page
726726 ------------------- = 158 rows per database page (rounded down)