From: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
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To: | Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> |
Cc: | Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com>, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com>, pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Suggested changes to Book pages |
Date: | 2010-11-10 20:05:49 |
Message-ID: | AANLkTikGd1fRBcu5xqvxi=yBkqAcbPaPxx3Q903ovfJQ@mail.gmail.com |
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On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 20:54, Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas(at)gmail(dot)com> wrote:
>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Simon Riggs <simon(at)2ndquadrant(dot)com> wrote:
>>>
>>> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/books/
>>>
>>> Suggested changes based upon feedback from publisher
>>>
>>> * Each book should have "Language: XXXX" as part of its metadata, so
>>> people don't waste time looking at books not relevant to them
>>>
>>> * The books should be arranged by version, so we have Version 7, Version
>>> 8 and Version 9.
>>>
>>> * "PostgreSQL Reference Manual - Volume 1-3" is actually the manual for
>>> PostgreSQL 8.2, so we should mark that clearly to avoid confusion.
>>>
>>> * The Douglas' book is mentioned twice, for both versions. Nobody wants
>>> to buy the first version anymore, so we should remove that.
>>
>> Did this fall through the cracks?
>>
>> I think marking version numbers for each book is a good idea, though I
>> would be inclined to get more specific than 7/8/9.
>
> Probably, as most of the webteam were in SF. I would point out though
> (as this sort of thing comes up quite often), that just like the main
> project we don't just start hacking on code on demand (unless there's
> a bug). It's still a volunteer effort, so we have to rely on someone
> having the time and inclination to work on it. Patches are, of course,
> always welcome.
It did not, actually. It's sitting on my TODO list. Which is grown to
a large size while I was away for three weeks, but it's there still
:-)
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Magnus Hagander
Me: http://www.hagander.net/
Work: http://www.redpill-linpro.com/
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