Modernize the FAQ item "What is PostgreSQL" to skip most historical

information.

diff --git a/doc/FAQ b/doc/FAQ
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--- a/doc/FAQ
+++ b/doc/FAQ
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
                 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Sat Jan 29 23:44:48 EST 2005
+   Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:25:19 EST 2005
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian ([email protected])
    
@@ -98,35 +98,19 @@
                                       
     1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?
     
-   PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L.
+   PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, also called just Postgres.
    
-   PostgreSQL is an enhancement of the POSTGRES database management
-   system (and is still sometimes reffered to as simply "Postgres"), a
-   next-generation DBMS research prototype. While PostgreSQL retains the
-   powerful data model and rich data types of POSTGRES, it replaces the
-   PostQuel query language with an extended subset of SQL. PostgreSQL is
-   free and the complete source is available.
+   PostgreSQL is an object-relational database system that has the
+   features of traditional commercial database systems with enhancements
+   to be found in next-generation DBMS systems. PostgreSQL is free and
+   the complete source code is available.
    
-   PostgreSQL development is performed by a team of developers who all
-   subscribe to the PostgreSQL development mailing list. The current
-   coordinator is Marc G. Fournier ([email protected]). (See section
-   1.6 on how to join). This team is now responsible for all development
-   of PostgreSQL. It is a community project and is not controlled by any
+   PostgreSQL development is performed by a team of mostly volunteer
+   developers spread throughout the world and communicating via the
+   Internet. It is a community project and is not controlled by any
    company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at
    http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ_DEV.html
    
-   The authors of PostgreSQL 1.01 were Andrew Yu and Jolly Chen. Many
-   others have contributed to the porting, testing, debugging, and
-   enhancement of the code. The original Postgres code, from which
-   PostgreSQL is derived, 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.
-   
-   The original name of the software at Berkeley was Postgres. When SQL
-   functionality was added in 1995, its name was changed to Postgres95.
-   The name was changed at the end of 1996 to PostgreSQL.
-   
     1.2) What is the copyright on PostgreSQL?
     
    PostgreSQL is subject to the following COPYRIGHT:

diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
index 65fbc0446c838534c175a4628e222eb7f52f5c99..0fe048744fc5b7e10c483ecfcf41e4db3e008ae1 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ.html
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   alink="#0000ff">
     Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
 
-    Last updated: Sat Jan 29 23:44:48 EST 2005
+    Last updated: Sun Jan 30 20:25:19 EST 2005
 
     Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (
     "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected])
@@ -140,41 +140,23 @@
 
     1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?
 
-    PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L.
-
-    PostgreSQL is an enhancement of the POSTGRES database management
-    system (and is still sometimes reffered to as simply "Postgres"), 
-    a next-generation DBMS research prototype.
-    While PostgreSQL retains the powerful data model and rich data
-    types of POSTGRES, it replaces the PostQuel query language with an
-    extended subset of SQL. PostgreSQL is free and the
-    complete source is available.
-
-    PostgreSQL development is performed by a team of
-    developers who all subscribe to the PostgreSQL development mailing
-    list. The current coordinator is Marc G. Fournier (
-    "mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]). (See
-    section 1.6 on how to join). This team is now
-    responsible for all development of PostgreSQL.  It is a community
-    project and is not controlled by any company.  To get involved, see
-    the developer's FAQ at 
+    PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, also called just
+    Postgres.
+
+    PostgreSQL is an object-relational database system that has the
+    features of traditional commercial database systems with
+    enhancements to be found in next-generation DBMS
+    systems. PostgreSQL is free and the complete source code is
+    available.
+
+    PostgreSQL development is performed by a team of mostly volunteer
+    developers spread throughout the world and communicating via the
+    Internet. It is a community project and is not controlled by any
+    company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at 
     "http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ_DEV.html">
     http://www.postgresql.org/files/documentation/faqs/FAQ_DEV.html
     
 
-    The authors of PostgreSQL 1.01 were Andrew Yu and Jolly Chen.
-    Many others have contributed to the porting, testing, debugging,
-    and enhancement of the code. The original Postgres code, from which
-    PostgreSQL is derived, 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.
-
-    The original name of the software at Berkeley was Postgres. When
-    SQL functionality was added in 1995, its name was
-    changed to Postgres95. The name was changed at the end of 1996 to
-    PostgreSQL.
-
     1.2) What is the copyright on
     PostgreSQL?
 




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