Re: Why is postgres an ORDMS - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Peter Eisentraut
Subject Re: Why is postgres an ORDMS
Date
Msg-id 200312132005.50788.peter_e@gmx.net
Whole thread Raw
In response to Re: Why is postgres an ORDMS  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Responses Re: Why is postgres an ORDMS  (Josué Maldonado <josue@lamundial.hn>)
List pgsql-general
Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Josué Maldonado wrote:
> > Hello list,
> >
> > A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and
> > what does it mean and how to apply it on real development.
>
> We are OR (object-relational) because we are extendable, unlike a
> typical DBMS.

No, it means there are object-oriented elements in it, like abstract
data types and inheritance.


pgsql-general by date:

Previous
From: Mike Nolan
Date:
Subject: Re: tablespaces in 7.5?
Next
From: Josué Maldonado
Date:
Subject: Re: Why is postgres an ORDMS