wohali commented on a change in pull request #275: Add FAQ URL: https://github.com/apache/couchdb-documentation/pull/275#discussion_r203380363
########## File path: src/faq/general.rst ########## @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +.. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not +.. use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain a copy of +.. the License at +.. +.. http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 +.. +.. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software +.. distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT +.. WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the +.. License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations under +.. the License. + +.. _faq/general: + +======= +General +======= + +What is CouchDB? +---------------- + +CouchDB is a document-oriented, NoSQL_ database. The +:ref:`Introduction <intro>` provides a high level overview of the +CouchDB system. + +.. _NoSQL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL + +What does "Couch" mean? +----------------------- + +"Couch" is an acronym which stands for **C**\ luster **O**\ f **U**\ nreliable +**C**\ ommodity **H**\ ardware. This is a statement of Couch's long-term goal of +massive scalability and high reliability on fault-prone hardware. The +distributed nature and flat address space of the database will enable node Review comment: "enables" not "will enable," this is a vagary of the 1.x approach showing up in this FAQ ---------------------------------------------------------------- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] With regards, Apache Git Services
