[GENERAL] Why is postgres an ORDMS

2003-12-13 Thread Josué Maldonado
Hello list, A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and what does it mean and how to apply it on real development. Any comments about it Thanks -- Josué Maldonado ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 6: Have you searched our

Re: [GENERAL] Why is postgres an ORDMS

2003-12-13 Thread Bruce Momjian
Josué Maldonado wrote: Hello list, A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and what does it mean and how to apply it on real development. We are OR (object-relational) because we are extendable, unlike a typical DBMS. -- Bruce Momjian|

Re: [GENERAL] Why is postgres an ORDMS

2003-12-13 Thread Peter Eisentraut
Bruce Momjian wrote: Josué Maldonado wrote: Hello list, A friend of mine just asked me this, why is postgres an ORDBMS and what does it mean and how to apply it on real development. We are OR (object-relational) because we are extendable, unlike a typical DBMS. No, it means there are

Re: [GENERAL] Why is postgres an ORDMS

2003-12-13 Thread Josué Maldonado
Hi Peter, In fact the inheritance was mi first tought, so as I didn't explain myself enough and I don't have too much knoledge in that topic, I sent him an URL of the practical postgresql book where that concept is explained. Peter Eisentraut wrote: Bruce Momjian wrote: Josué Maldonado wrote: