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From: pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org
[mailto:pgsql-general-owner@postgresql.org] On Behalf Of Marc G. Fournier
Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 2:03 PM
To: pgsql-announce@postgresql.org
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Released
After more than a year of hard work, the PostgreSQL Global Development Group
proudly announces the release of version 8.0.0 of the PostgreSQL ORDBMS.
This release involves possibly more major changes than any prior version of
PostgreSQL since 6.3, including:
Native Windows port
Savepoints/nested transactions
Exception handling inside functions
Tablespaces
Point in time recovery
Improved shared buffer management
Background writer process to reduce checkpoint impact Tunable delays to
reduce the impact of VACUUM Overhaul of pg_dump and pg_restore Expanded log
format options and log rotation Improved embedded quote handling for
functions ALTER TABLE can alter the data type of an existing column Improved
ALTER capabilities for all database objects
Download it now:
FTP Mirrors: http://wwwmaster.postgresql.org/ftp/latest
Windows Version: http://wwwmaster.postgresql.org/ftp/win32/
Bittorrent: http://www.postgresql.org/download/bittorrent
Sourceforge: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgsql/
Some packages for popular Linux distributions are now available at:
http://wwwmaster.postgresql.org/ftp/binary/v8.0/linux/
... and more will be coming soon.
Members of the press and the public unfamiliar with PostgreSQL should read
our press release here:
http://www.postgresql.org/about/press/
Others can review the release notes for a full list of 8.0 changes,
features, and upgrade warnings:
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/8.0/static/release.html
Download and have fun!
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