1010 alink ="#0000ff ">
1111 < H1 > Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</ H1 >
1212
13- < P > Last updated: Wed Oct 17 13:34:42 EDT 2007</ P >
13+ < P > Last updated: Fri Oct 26 14:59:45 EDT 2007</ P >
1414
1515 < P > Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (< A href =
1616 "mailto:bruce@momjian.us "> bruce@momjian.us</ A > )
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ <H3 id="item1.2">1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL?<BR></H3>
157157 the community of developers and users, which anyone can join. All
158158 you need to do is subscribe to the mailing lists and participate in the
159159 discussions. (See the < a href ="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html ">
160- Developer's FAQ</ A > for information on how to get involved in Postgres
160+ Developer's FAQ</ A > for information on how to get involved in PostgreSQL
161161 development.)</ P >
162162
163163 < H3 id ="item1.3 "> 1.3) What is the copyright of
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ <H3 id="item1.4">1.4) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?</H3>
205205 systems like Win2000 SP4, WinXP, and Win2003. A prepackaged installer is
206206 available at < a href = "http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller ">
207207 http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller</ a > . MSDOS-based versions
208- of Windows (Win95, Win98, WinMe) can run Postgres using Cygwin.</ P >
208+ of Windows (Win95, Win98, WinMe) can run PostgreSQL using Cygwin.</ P >
209209
210210 < p > There is also a Novell Netware 6 port at
211211 < a href ="http://forge.novell.com "> http://forge.novell.com</ a > ,
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ <H3 id="item1.8">1.8) How do I submit a bug report?</H3>
254254 http://www.postgresql.org/support/submitbug</ A > .
255255 Also check out our ftp site < A href =
256256 "ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/ "> ftp://ftp.postgresql.org/pub/</ A > to
257- see if there is a more recent Postgres version.</ P >
257+ see if there is a more recent PostgreSQL version.</ P >
258258
259259 < P > Bugs submitted using the bug form or posted to any PostgreSQL mailing
260260 list typically generates one of the following replies:</ P >
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ <H3 id="item1.9">1.9) How do I find out about known bugs or
317317 list up-to-date. In practice, bugs don't last very long in the
318318 software, and bugs that affect a large number of users are fixed
319319 rapidly. The only place to find all changes, improvements, and
320- fixes in a Postgres release is to read the
320+ fixes in a PostgreSQL release is to read the
321321 < a href ="http://www.postgresql.org/developer/sourcecode/ "> CVS</ a >
322322 log messages. Even the release notes do not list every change
323323 made to the software.</ P >
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ <H3 id="item4.5">4.5) How much database disk space is required
708708 < P > As an example, consider a file of 100,000 lines with an integer
709709 and text description on each line. Suppose the text string
710710 avergages twenty bytes in length. The flat file would be 2.8 MB.
711- The size of the Postgres database file containing this data can
711+ The size of the PostgreSQL database file containing this data can
712712 be estimated as 5.2 MB:</ P >
713713< PRE >
714714 24 bytes: each row header (approximate)
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ <H3 id="item4.5">4.5) How much database disk space is required
717717 ----------------------------------------
718718 52 bytes per row
719719
720- The data page size in Postgres is 8192 bytes (8 KB), so:
720+ The data page size in PostgreSQL is 8192 bytes (8 KB), so:
721721
722722 8192 bytes per page
723723 ------------------- = 158 rows per database page (rounded down)
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