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A Brief History of PostgreSQL" From: Laurenz Albe To: matematica.a3k@gmail.com, pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:18:47 +0200 In-Reply-To: <179028395014.1026195.17717205059451840094@wrigleys.postgresql.org> References: <179028395014.1026195.17717205059451840094@wrigleys.postgresql.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable User-Agent: Evolution 3.60.2 (3.60.2-2.fc44) MIME-Version: 1.0 List-Id: List-Help: List-Subscribe: List-Post: List-Owner: List-Archive: Archived-At: Precedence: bulk On Thu, 2026-09-24 at 21:05 +0000, PG Doc comments form wrote: > Page: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/18/history.html >=20 > 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 This largely superseded the old monitor 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 use= d > 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 This largely superseded the old monitor program for its 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