On 8/12/2011 3:12 PM, George Weaver wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> I want to thank all those that contribute to the PostgeSQL project for
> such an awesome and professional product.
>
> I started working with 7.2 on Windows (via cygwin), then 7.3, then to 8
> and 8.1.
>
> I have been using the 8.3 branch since it first came out.
>
> This week I downloaded 9.04 and 9.1 beta 3, both source (to build some C
> functions) and the installers.
>
> Downloading the source and compiling went flawlessly (I use minGW).
>
> The Installer worked flawlessly (the hardest part was remembering the
> postgres system password after 3 years).
>
> Backed up several databases from 8.3 and installed on 9.04 and 9.1. I
> didn't have to change a thing. Everything ran flawlessly. And FAST.
>
> I don't have large databases but they are highly normalized (70 + tables).
>
> I make extensive use of a lot of the capabilities in PostgreSQL (xml,
> dblink, triggers, functions (over 500), views, functions to create
> views, psqlODBC, metadata to facilitate code generation, etc., etc.).
>
> Of all the decisions I've made in my business, the one to use PostgreSQL
> stands out as one of the best.
>
> There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about all the people
> who work and contribute in so many different ways to this wonderful
> effort. And it just keeps getting better!
>
> To all of you:
>
> Kudos!!! Kudos!!! Kudos!!!
>
> You're the best.
>
> George
>
+1, thank you hackers!
I started with 8.0 on linux, so I'm just a baby. I think we need to
find the oldest active PG install (that's actually live and in use), and
give that DBA the "get off my lawn" award :-)
-Andy