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PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Released

From
"Marc G. Fournier"
Date:
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!

Re: PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Released

From
Robby Russell
Date:
On Wed, 2005-01-19 at 09:02 -0400, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> 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:

Good work everyone!

:-)

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Re: PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Released

From
Együd Csaba (Freemail)
Date:
Great! Thank you guys.

-----Original Message-----
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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Re: PostgreSQL 8.0.0 Released

From
"A. Mous"
Date:
Hooray!  Thank you to all responsible for and involved in this great
release!  This database truly rocks!

:)




-----Original Message-----
From: Marc G. Fournier [mailto:scrappy@postgresql.org]
Sent: January 19, 2005 6:03 AM
To: pgsql-announce@postgresql.org
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Subject: 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!