Re: 8.1 release, next take

josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com (Josh Berkus) writes:
> 5) Can someone **please** give me a more exciting description of
> what ROLES are for?

Roles: PostgreSQL now supports database roles, which simplify
the management of large user bases with complex overlapping
database rights.

The following may be a bit too wordy, but may provide something to
"mine."

Roles: PostgreSQL has unified users and groups into a common object
type called a role. Access privileges are associated with roles, and
the unification makes it easier to manage access for large user bases
involving complex overlapping database privileges.
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