Postgres-XC Database Management System
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This directory contains the source code distribution of the Postgres-XC
database management system.

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

Postgres-XC has many language interfaces similar to PostgreSQL, many of
which are listed here:

	http://www.postgresql.org/download

See the file INSTALL for instructions on how to build and install
Postgres-XC.  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 Postgres-XC
system.  Changes between all Postgres-XC releases are recorded in the
file HISTORY.  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.

The latest version of this software may be obtained at
http://sourceforge.net/projects/postgres-xc/.  For more information look at our
web site located at http://postgres-xc.sourceforge.net/.

More information about Postgres-XC Development Group is available at
http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/postgres-xc/index.php?title=Charter.