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diff --git a/databases/postgresql91-server/pkg-descr b/databases/postgresql91-server/pkg-descr deleted file mode 100644 index f48a33337e55..000000000000 --- a/databases/postgresql91-server/pkg-descr +++ /dev/null @@ -1,24 +0,0 @@ -PostgreSQL is a robust, next-generation, Object-Relational DBMS (ORDBMS), -derived from the Berkeley Postgres database management system. While -PostgreSQL retains the powerful object-relational data model, rich data types -and easy extensibility of Postgres, it replaces the PostQuel query language -with an extended subset of SQL. - -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. - -WWW: http://www.postgresql.org |