PostgreSQL Database Management System (8.4LTS branch)
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This directory contains the source code distribution of the PostgreSQL
database management system.

This branch of PostgreSQL-8.4 is maintained as a community effort by
credativ GmbH and not an offical project from the PostgreSQL Global
Development Group (PGDG).  Further information can be found here:

        https://github.com/credativ/postgresql-lts/wiki

PostgreSQL is an advanced object-relational database management system
that supports an extended subset of the SQL standard, including
transactions, foreign keys, subqueries, triggers, user-defined types
and functions.  This distribution also contains C language bindings.

PostgreSQL has many language interfaces, many of which are listed here:

	http://www.postgresql.org/download

See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
PostgreSQL.  That file also lists supported operating systems and
hardware platforms and contains information regarding any other
software packages that are required to build or run the PostgreSQL
system.  Copyright and license information can be found in the
file COPYRIGHT.  A comprehensive documentation set is included in this
distribution; it can be read as described in the installation
instructions.

For more information look at our web site located at
http://www.postgresql.org/.