Index: doc/src/sgml/release.sgml =================================================================== RCS file: /Users/neilc/local/cvs/pgsql-server/doc/src/sgml/release.sgml,v retrieving revision 1.288 diff -c -r1.288 release.sgml *** doc/src/sgml/release.sgml 24 Aug 2004 00:06:50 -0000 1.288 --- doc/src/sgml/release.sgml 26 Aug 2004 05:43:32 -0000 *************** *** 28,47 **** This is the first PostgreSQL ! release to natively run on Microsoft Windows as a server. It ! can run as a Windows service. This release supports NT-based ! Windows releases like Win2000, XP, Win2003. Older releases ! like Windows 95, 98, and ME are not supported because these ! operating systems do not have the infrastructure to support ! PostgreSQL. A separate installer ! project has been created to ease installation on Windows: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller. ! ! Previous releases required the Unix emulation toolkit Cygwin for ! Win32 server support. PostgreSQL ! has always supported clients on Win32. --- 28,65 ---- This is the first PostgreSQL ! release to natively run on Microsoft Windows as a server. This ! release supports Windows 2000, XP, and 2003. Older releases of ! Windows are not supported because they lack the infrastructure ! necessary to support PostgreSQL. A ! separate installer project has been created to allow for easy ! installation on Windows: http://pgfoundry.org/projects/pginstaller. ! ! ! ! This is the first release of PostgreSQL to ! natively support Win32. As a result, the Windows port of ! PostgreSQL is less mature and likely less ! stable than PostgreSQL on Unix. While we have ! done our best to produce a high-quality release for Windows, ! users accustomed to the stability and maturity of ! PostgreSQL on Unix may not be satisfied by ! the current state of PostgreSQL on ! Windows. We expect the maturity of the Windows port to ! significantly increase in the future. We encourage all ! prospective users of PostgreSQL on Windows to ! carefully evaluate the database system before putting it into ! production use. ! ! ! ! ! Previous releases required the Unix emulation toolkit Cygwin ! for Win32 server support. PostgreSQL has ! supported clients on Win32 for a long time.