Re: RFC: PostgreSQL Add-On Network - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From David E. Wheeler
Subject Re: RFC: PostgreSQL Add-On Network
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Msg-id AD6803D8-A977-415A-AFBD-DBEEB73BB602@kineticode.com
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In response to Re: RFC: PostgreSQL Add-On Network  (Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>)
Responses Re: RFC: PostgreSQL Add-On Network  (Dimitri Fontaine <dfontaine@hi-media.com>)
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On Jan 7, 2010, at 2:11 PM, Peter Eisentraut wrote:

> You might want to clarify in your prose what an "extension" is.  I
> suspect I know what you mean, but perhaps not everyone does.

Good suggestion, thanks. How about this in the FAQ?

* WTF is an "extension"?

An extension is a piece of software that adds functionality to PostgreSQL itself. Examples are data types (CITEXT,
PERIOD),utilities (newsysviews, pgTAP), and procedural languages (PL/Ruby, PL/R), among others. An extension is *not* a
pieceof software designed to run on top of PostgreSQL (Bricolage, Drupal). 

Best,

David

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