From: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 05:00:01 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: Add mention of standards documents.
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Add mention of standards documents.
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diff --git a/doc/FAQ_DEV b/doc/FAQ_DEV
index d9ce6b59cb..a0a6b1cab3 100644
--- a/doc/FAQ_DEV
+++ b/doc/FAQ_DEV
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
           Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL
                                        
-   Last updated: Tue Apr 16 22:10:03 EDT 2002
+   Last updated: Wed Apr 17 00:59:45 EDT 2002
    
    Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (pgman@candle.pha.pa.us)
    
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
    1.9) Why don't we use threads in the backend?
    1.10) How are RPM's packaged?
    1.11) How are CVS branches handled?
+   1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards?
    
                             Technical Questions
                                       
@@ -478,6 +479,18 @@
    tree right away after a major release --- we wait for a dot-release or
    two, so that we won't have to double-patch the first wave of fixes.
    
+  1.12) Where can I get a copy of the SQL standards?
+  
+   There are two pertinent standards, SQL92 and SQL99. These standards
+   are endorsed by ANSI and ISO. A draft of the SQL92 standard is
+   available at http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~shadow/. The SQL99
+   standard must be purchased from ANSI at http://www.ansi.org/. The main
+   standards document is ANSI/ISO/IEC 9075-2-1999.
+   
+   A summary of these standards is at
+   http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/en/lokal/standards.pdf and
+   http://db.konkuk.ac.kr/present/SQL3.pdf.
+   
                             Technical Questions
                                       
   2.1) How do I efficiently access information in tables from the backend code?
diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html
index 31d1145477..02f2abb5fe 100644
--- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html
+++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     <H1>Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for
     PostgreSQL</H1>
 
-    <P>Last updated: Tue Apr 16 22:10:03 EDT 2002</P>
+    <P>Last updated: Wed Apr 17 00:59:45 EDT 2002</P>
 
     <P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
     "mailto:pgman@candle.pha.pa.us">pgman@candle.pha.pa.us</A>)<BR>
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
      <A href="#1.9">1.9</A>) Why don't we use threads in the backend?<BR>
      <A href="#1.10">1.10</A>) How are RPM's packaged?<BR>
      <A href="#1.11">1.11</A>) How are CVS branches handled?<BR>
+     <A href="#1.12">1.12</A>) Where can I get a copy of the SQL
+     standards?<BR>
 
     <CENTER>
       <H2>Technical Questions</H2>
@@ -570,6 +572,24 @@
     dot-release or two, so that we won't have to double-patch the first
     wave of fixes.</P>
 
+    <H3><A name="1.12">1.12</A>) Where can I get a copy of the SQL
+    standards?</H3>
+
+    <P>There are two pertinent standards, SQL92 and SQL99. These
+    standards are endorsed by ANSI and ISO. A draft of the SQL92
+    standard is available at <a
+    href="http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~shadow/">
+    http://www.contrib.andrew.cmu.edu/~shadow/</a>. The SQL99 standard
+    must be purchased from ANSI at <a
+    href="http://www.ansi.org/">http://www.ansi.org/</a>. The main
+    standards document is ANSI/ISO/IEC 9075-2-1999.</P>
+
+    <P>A summary of these standards is at <a
+    href="http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/en/lokal/standards.pdf">
+    http://dbs.uni-leipzig.de/en/lokal/standards.pdf</a> and <a
+    href="http://db.konkuk.ac.kr/present/SQL3.pdf">
+    http://db.konkuk.ac.kr/present/SQL3.pdf</a>.</P>
+
     <CENTER>
       <H2>Technical Questions</H2>
     </CENTER>