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diff --git a/databases/postgresql18-server/pkg-descr b/databases/postgresql18-server/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..cbef6ffab2d8 --- /dev/null +++ b/databases/postgresql18-server/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +PostgreSQL is a sophisticated Object-Relational DBMS, supporting +almost all SQL constructs, including subselects, transactions, and +user-defined types and functions. It is the most advanced open-source +database available anywhere. Commercial Support is also available. + +The original Postgres code 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. In +1995, Andrew Yu and Jolly Chen took on the task of converting the DBMS query +language to SQL and created a new database system which came to known as +Postgres95. Many others contributed to the porting, testing, debugging and +enhancement of the Postgres95 code. As the code improved, and 1995 faded into +memory, PostgreSQL was born. + +PostgreSQL development is presently being performed by a team of Internet +developers who are now responsible for all current and future development. The +development team coordinator is Marc G. Fournier (scrappy@PostgreSQL.ORG). +Support is available from the PostgreSQL developer/user community through the +support mailing list (questions@PostgreSQL.ORG). + +PostgreSQL is free and the complete source is available. |