Thread: Press release, hopefully final draft this time
Folks, Try this one on for size. I've added a couple of tweaks. Is everyone willing to live with it? PARAGRAPH ONE: NY, NY: October XX, 2004 - The PostgreSQL Global Development group has released version 8.0 of the PostgreSQL object-relational database management system, building on its position as the most advanced open source database in the world. This release includes features previously only available in the most expensive proprietary database software, and is expected to substantially increase the adoption of PostgreSQL by both users and software vendors. In addition to significant improvements in scalability, features, and performance, PostgreSQL 8.0 demonstrates the unparalleled development speed of open source. More than a dozen companies, including Red Hat, Fujitsu, Afilias, Software Research Associates, Inc., 2nd Quadrant, and Command Prompt Inc., as well as hundreds of individual developers contributed to add more major features to 8.0 than have been seen in any previous version. These features include: Native Windows Support: PostgreSQL now works natively with Windows systems and does not need an emulation layer. This provides dramatically improved performance over previous versions, and offers a compelling alternative to proprietary database software for independent software vendors, corporate users, and individual Windows developers. Savepoints: This SQL-standard feature allows specific parts of a database transaction to be rolled back without aborting the entire operation. This benefits business application developers who require complex transactions with error recovery. Point in Time Recovery: Through automatically and continously archived transaction logs, this feature allows full data restore from the point of failure or another specific point in time. Point in Time Recovery provides a long-sought alternative to hourly or daily backups for data-critical services on PostgreSQL. Tablespaces: Crucial to the administrators of multi-gigabyte data warehousing systems, tablespaces allow the placement of large tables and indexes on their own individual disks or arrays, improving query performance. Improved Memory and I/O: Disk and memory usage have been optimized through the use of the Adaptive Replacement Cache algorithm, the new background writer, and the new vacuum delay feature. This will result in more predictable loads and substantially more consistent performance during peak usage times. In addition to the many features bundled with the release, PostgreSQL has been enhanced by accelerated development of add-ons and optional components over the last year. The Slony-I replication tool and the pgPool connection pooling/brokering utility are both already being used for high-availability server pools. Several stored procedure languages have been added or greatly expanded, including PL/Java, PL/PHP and PL/Perl, and the Npgsql and PGsqlClient .NET data providers have been enhanced to support our many new Windows users. For a full list and description of the many new features in 8.0, please see our press page <link> PostgreSQL is the collective work of hundreds of developers, building on almost twenty years of development dating back to the University of California at Berkeley. With its longtime support of an enterprise level feature set including transactions, stored procedures, triggers, and subqueries, PostgreSQL is being used by many of today's most demanding businesses and government agencies. PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows fee-free use and distribution, for both commercial and non-commercial applications. To find out more about PostgreSQL or to download it, please visit: http://www.postgresql.org/ -- __Aglio Database Solutions_______________ Josh Berkus Consultant josh@agliodbs.com www.agliodbs.com Ph: 415-752-2500 Fax: 415-752-2387 2166 Hayes Suite 200 San Francisco, CA
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 We are getting very close... > as well as hundreds of individual developers contributed Comma after "developers" > to add more major features to 8.0 than have been seen in any previous > version. These features include: Could be shortened to "version, including:" if we need room. > proprietary database software for independent software vendors Those "software"s are too close together: consider listing one of the other two of the three (corporate, individual) first. > Through automatically and continously archived transaction logs, > this feature allows full data restore A little awkward to read: it's a lot of big words before the subject shows up. > placement of large tables and indexes on their own individual disks > or arrays, Well, it allows placement on *different* disks, not necessarily their own individual ones. > and PL/Perl, and the Npgsql and Should be "PL/Perl, while the" or some other conjunction. > support our many new Windows users. This is the only time we slip out of third-person, so lose the "our" > transactions, stored procedures, triggers, and subqueries Actually, per the recent discussion on hackers, we don't have stored procedures yet. :) > PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows fee-free > use and distribution, for both commercial and non-commercial applications. The "fee-free" is an odd phrase. - -- Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200409280647 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iD8DBQFBWUjuvJuQZxSWSsgRAvZ/AJ9qssgHGDr0YtlyLczNguqFnEmqgwCeJ+Iz 9H94jTIpgmDjXTlZjldIUvM= =msCn -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
Greg, Thanks for copy-editing. Some blow-back: > > Through automatically and continously archived transaction logs, > > this feature allows full data restore > > A little awkward to read: it's a lot of big words before the > subject shows up. Suggested re-write? That feature has been re-written 4 times; it may be awkward now, but at least it's clear what it does (I think). > > transactions, stored procedures, triggers, and subqueries > > Actually, per the recent discussion on hackers, we don't have stored > procedures yet. :) Hmmm .... good point, especially if we're going to announce them for 8.1. > > PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows fee-free > > use and distribution, for both commercial and non-commercial > > applications. > > The "fee-free" is an odd phrase. Other suggestions? -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco
On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Josh Berkus wrote:
From the cheap seats:
> > > Through automatically and continously archived transaction logs,
> > > this feature allows full data restore
> >
> > A little awkward to read: it's a lot of big words before the
> > subject shows up.
>
> Suggested re-write? That feature has been re-written 4 times; it may be
> awkward now, but at least it's clear what it does (I think).
this feature allows full data restoration from the automatic and
continously archived transaction logs.
> > > PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows fee-free
> > > use and distribution, for both commercial and non-commercial
> > > applications.
> >
> > The "fee-free" is an odd phrase.
>
> Other suggestions?
PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and
distribution -- without licensing fees -- for commercial and
non-commercial applications.
(Might have to lose or replace the dashes.)
Rod
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"Open Source Software - You usually get more than you pay for..."
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On Wednesday 29 Sep 2004 10:08 am, Roderick A. Anderson wrote: > On Tue, 28 Sep 2004, Josh Berkus wrote: > > From the cheap seats: > > > The "fee-free" is an odd phrase. > > > > Other suggestions? > > PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and > distribution -- without licensing fees -- for commercial and > non-commercial applications. Royalty -free? Does that cover monetary-and-other aspect well enough? Just a suggestion.. Shridhar
On Wednesday 29 September 2004 00:38, Roderick A. Anderson wrote: > PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and > distribution -- without licensing fees -- for commercial and > non-commercial applications. > (Might have to lose or replace the dashes.) The sentence flows fine without the dashes. I would add a 'both' between 'for' and 'commercial' though. If one wants to get really specific add an 'any' prior to 'licensing fees' in that clause. The 'any' might be overkill, though. Rewritten: "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and distribution without any licensing fees for both commercial and non-commercial applications." Or: "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and distribution without licensing fees of any kind for either commercial or non-commercial applications." I tend to like the either....or construct there. -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 (828)862-5554 www.pari.edu
On Wed, 2004-09-29 at 11:33, Lamar Owen wrote:
> On Wednesday 29 September 2004 00:38, Roderick A. Anderson wrote:
> > PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and
> > distribution -- without licensing fees -- for commercial and
> > non-commercial applications.
>
> > (Might have to lose or replace the dashes.)
>
> The sentence flows fine without the dashes. I would add a 'both' between
> 'for' and 'commercial' though. If one wants to get really specific add an
> 'any' prior to 'licensing fees' in that clause. The 'any' might be overkill,
> though.
>
> Rewritten:
> "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and
> distribution without any licensing fees for both commercial and
> non-commercial applications."
>
> Or:
> "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and
> distribution without licensing fees of any kind for either commercial or
> non-commercial applications."
>
> I tend to like the either....or construct there.
one more tweak?
"PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows for use and
distribution without licensing fees of any kind in either commercial or
non-commercial applications."
Robert Treat
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Build A Brighter Lamp :: Linux Apache {middleware} PostgreSQL
Robert Treat wrote: > one more tweak? > > "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows for use > and distribution without licensing fees of any kind in either > commercial or non-commercial applications." The correct verb here is "allow", not "allow for". "of any kind" is redundant. -- Peter Eisentraut http://developer.postgresql.org/~petere/
People: > > "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows for use > > and distribution without licensing fees of any kind in either > > commercial or non-commercial applications." > > The correct verb here is "allow", not "allow for". "of any kind" is > redundant. I agree with Peter: PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and distribution without fees for both commercial and non-commercial applications. both ... and vs. either ... or is a wierd one in English, and I suspect national in usage. -- --Josh Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco
On Wednesday 29 September 2004 17:28, Peter Eisentraut wrote: > Robert Treat wrote: > > one more tweak? > > "PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows for use > > and distribution without licensing fees of any kind in either > > commercial or non-commercial applications." > The correct verb here is "allow", not "allow for". "of any kind" is > redundant. Technically the for is a preposition in that clause and not part of the verb. It does, however, weaken the meaning, since an adverbial prepositional phrase is weaker than the direct objects use and distribution. Of any kind is redundant when you understand what open source is. Some folks that we may be targeting with the release may need to have it drilled into their thick skulls (pardon the expression) in order to understand that it really IS free (libre). -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 (828)862-5554 www.pari.edu
On Wednesday 29 September 2004 17:34, Josh Berkus wrote: > People: > PostgreSQL is distributed under a BSD license, which allows use and > distribution without fees for both commercial and non-commercial > applications. > both ... and vs. either ... or is a wierd one in English, and I suspect > national in usage. Fees is correct for both ... and, where fee in the singular is correct for either ... or. However, I must admit to some boolean bias, since the wording implies in a boolean sense that the software needs to be both commercial and noncommercial. Either both and or either or work. (sorry for the spaghetti) The meaning is different. Either meaning fits our purposes, methinks. Oh, I happen to moonlight as an English grammar teacher, so I have done some real research on this. -- Lamar Owen Director of Information Technology Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute 1 PARI Drive Rosman, NC 28772 (828)862-5554 www.pari.edu