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-PostgreSQL Data Base Management System (formerly known as Postgres, then
-as Postgres95).
+PostgreSQL Database Management System
+(formerly known as Postgres, then as Postgres95)
 
-Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2001, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
+Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2001, The PostgreSQL Global Development Group
 
-Portions Copyright (c) 1994 Regents of the University of California
+Portions Copyright (c) 1994, The Regents of the University of California
 
 Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its
 documentation for any purpose, without fee, and without a written agreement