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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