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576 CHAPTER 24 INTRODUCING POSTGRESQL overdeployment, no matter what direction your database needs take you. You can find the full license on the PostgreSQL Web site at http://www.postgresql.org/about/licence. Multiple Support Avenues One of the unique aspects of PostgreSQL compared to other database solutions is its wide range of support services. First and foremost, PostgreSQL has a very active and open user community. Whether looking for help through the mailing lists (http://www.postgresql.org/community/ lists/) or chatting with users on IRC in the #postgresql channel, expert help is always available; in fact, you can often find core database developers answering questions on the novice mailing list. The PostgreSQL community also provides a full array of services for its users, including online interactive documentation (http://www.postgresql.org/docs/), archived and searchable mailing lists (http://archives.postgresql.org/), and project-hosting facilities for PostgreSQL-related software (http://projects.postgresql.org/). Of course, PostgreSQL has more than just a vibrant community behind it; there are also dozens of support companies that make PostgreSQL an integral part of their business. Companies like Command Prompt Inc., credativ GmbH, and PostgreSQL Inc. are all smaller companies who specialize in PostgreSQL. There are also the big companies like Fujitsu, Pervasive Software Inc, and SRA International Inc. who provide PostgreSQL support on a more global scale. This spectrum of companies behind PostgreSQL means that no matter what your support needs, you will be able to find a solution to fit those needs, and you will never have to worry about vendor lock-in. Real-World Users Whether it s a personal pet project or a multinational mission-critical application, chances are PostgreSQL can suit your needs. This section highlights some particularly compelling deployments using this powerful platform. Afilias Inc. Afilias Inc. (http://www.afilias.info) is one of those companies that no one has ever heard of but everybody depends upon. Afilias provides domain name registry solutions, and its systems help to power more than a half dozen different country code domains as well as the .info and .org domains. Afilias use of PostgreSQL is almost revolutionary in the registry industry; at the time of the proposals for the replacement of the .org domain, 9 of the 11 proposals were based on expensive proprietary database solutions. The other two were PostgreSQL (see http:// www.icann.org/tlds/org/questions-to-applicants-13.htm). At this point, Afilias has operated successfully for a number of years under high load conditions, including handling more than 1000 inserts per second, and the folks at Afilias couldn t be happier. In fact, they have become such big fans of the software and its community process that they have hired a number of developers, including PostgreSQL core developer Jan Wieck. They have also sponsored the Slony-I replication project (http://slony.info), which added cross-version, cascading replication into PostgreSQL. The relationship between Afilias and PostgreSQL is a strong one at this point, and each new release helps strengthen that bond.
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