Re: Time to start the PR machine - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

I think converted is the wrong word.  Maybe "stored".

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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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> Bitmap Scan:  some indexes will be automatically converted to
> bitmaps in memory, giving up to 20x faster index performance on
> complex queries against against very large tables, such as those
> found in data marts. Bitmap Scan also greatly reduces the need
> for multi-column indexes.
>
> Bitmap Scan: indexes will be automatically converted when appropriate...
>
> when needed
>
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> Shared Row Locking: PostgreSQL's "better than row-level
> locking" has been improved further through the addition of
> shared row locks for foreign keys.  Shared locks will improve
> insert and update performance on some OLTP applications
>                      ^^^^
>
> The word "some" sounds like it is a minority of OLTP applications.
> In general any moderately used OLTP app will benifit from this yes?
>
> many, most, or just say performance on OLTP applications.
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> Josh Berkus wrote:
> > Javier, Josh, Mitch, etc.:
> >
> >> How about instead looking at this issue by trying to define a short
> >> statement about postgres which should be included in every release,
> >
> >
> > You know, all of your feedback would be *much* more useful if you
> > actually read the release I have up, currently.   I'll repeat, because
> > nobody on *this* thread has once referred to this fact:
> >
> > The "ABOUT POSTGRESQL" statement contains a mention of the BSD license
> > and its business-friendliness.
> >
> > Now, all of you, please read the release and make comments on what's
> > actually there, thanks.
> >
> > http://pgfoundry.org/docman/view.php/1000047/85/release.txt
> >
> > The question is not whether we need to mention our license.   That's
> > already there.  It's whether it needs more emphasis than it's already
> > getting, like the phrase "released under the flexible BSD license" in
> > the first paragraph.
> >
> > --Josh
> >
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