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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml index 0acf9a2689c..1d6de96d8bf 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ <!-- -$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml,v 1.10 2000/03/31 03:27:40 thomas Exp $ +$Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml,v 1.11 2000/04/07 13:30:58 thomas Exp $ --> <chapter id="intro"> @@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml,v 1.10 2000/03/31 03:27:40 thoma <productname>Postgres release 4.2</productname></ulink>. The <productname>Postgres</productname> project, led by Professor Michael Stonebraker, was sponsored by the - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (<acronym>DARPA</acronym>), the + Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency + (<acronym>DARPA</acronym>), the Army Research Office (<acronym>ARO</acronym>), the National Science Foundation (<acronym>NSF</acronym>), and ESL, Inc. </para> @@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml,v 1.10 2000/03/31 03:27:40 thoma models in part because of its "Spartan simplicity". However, as mentioned, this simplicity often makes the implementation of certain applications very difficult. - <productname>Postgres</productname> offers substantial additional + <productname>Postgres</productname> offers substantial additional power by incorporating the following four additional basic concepts in such a way that users can easily extend the system: @@ -62,13 +63,16 @@ $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/doc/src/sgml/intro.sgml,v 1.10 2000/03/31 03:27:40 thoma </para> <para> - These features put <productname>Postgres</productname> into the category of databases - referred to as <firstterm>object-relational</firstterm>. Note that this is distinct - from those referred to as <firstterm>object-oriented</firstterm>, which in general - are not as well suited to supporting the traditional relational database languages. - So, although <productname>Postgres</productname> has some object-oriented features, - it is firmly in the relational database world. In fact, some commercial databases - have recently incorporated features pioneered by <productname>Postgres</productname>. + These features put <productname>Postgres</productname> into the + category of databases referred to as + <firstterm>object-relational</firstterm>. Note that this is distinct + from those referred to as <firstterm>object-oriented</firstterm>, + which in general are not as well suited to supporting the + traditional relational database languages. + So, although <productname>Postgres</productname> has some + object-oriented features, it is firmly in the relational database + world. In fact, some commercial databases have recently + incorporated features pioneered by <productname>Postgres</productname>. </para> </sect1> |