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* [Minor] Improve reading in "2. A Brief History of PostgreSQL"
@ 2026-09-24 21:05 PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org>
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From: PG Doc comments form @ 2026-09-24 21:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org; +Cc: matematica.a3k@gmail.com
The following documentation comment has been logged on the website:
Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/history.html
Description:
Where it says "A new program (psql) was provided for interactive SQL
queries, which used GNU Readline. This largely superseded the old monitor
program."
a "for its purpose" should be added for improving reading:
"A new program (psql) was provided for interactive SQL queries, which used
GNU Readline. This largely superseded the old monitor program for its
purpose."
Thanks!
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* Re: [Minor] Improve reading in "2. A Brief History of PostgreSQL"
@ 2026-09-25 08:18 Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
parent: PG Doc comments form <noreply@postgresql.org>
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From: Laurenz Albe @ 2026-09-25 08:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: matematica.a3k@gmail.com; pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
On Thu, 2026-09-24 at 21:05 +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/history.html
>
> Where it says "A new program (psql) was provided for interactive SQL
> queries, which used GNU Readline. This largely superseded the old monitor
> program."
> a "for its purpose" should be added for improving reading:
> "A new program (psql) was provided for interactive SQL queries, which used
> GNU Readline. This largely superseded the old monitor program for its
> purpose."
Sorry, but I think your proposed change makes the sentence worse:
- "its": whose?
- you don't supersede "for" something
Yours,
Laurenz Albe
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* Re: [Minor] Improve reading in "2. A Brief History of PostgreSQL"
@ 2026-09-25 16:17 Matemática A3K <matematica.a3k@gmail.com>
parent: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
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From: Matemática A3K @ 2026-09-25 16:17 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>; +Cc: pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
On Fri, Sep 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM Laurenz Albe <laurenz.albe@cybertec.at>
wrote:
> On Thu, 2026-09-24 at 21:05 +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote:
> > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/history.html
> >
> > Where it says "A new program (psql) was provided for interactive SQL
> > queries, which used GNU Readline. This largely superseded the old monitor
> > program."
> > a "for its purpose" should be added for improving reading:
> > "A new program (psql) was provided for interactive SQL queries, which
> used
> > GNU Readline. This largely superseded the old monitor program for its
> > purpose."
>
> Sorry, but I think your proposed change makes the sentence worse:
>
> - "its": whose?
>
the old monitor program - which I assume from the text that it's what it
was used before for interactive SQL queries
>
> - you don't supersede "for" something
>
> Yours,
> Laurenz Albe
>
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