From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> |
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To: | Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Postgres idea list |
Date: | 2002-06-26 00:56:43 |
Message-ID: | 20020625215150.M20796-100000@mail1.hub.org |
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On Tue, 25 Jun 2002, Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
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> > Do people want an advocacy article written, like "How to choose a
> > database?" I could do that.
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> That would be good, as would an updated "postgres vs mysql" article
> to point people towards. Or a "postgres myths debunked" page.
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> > Basically, I am open to ideas. Would it help to fly me out to meet IT
> > leaders? More books/articles? What does it take? What do successful
> > companies and open source projects do that works?
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> Since you asked, here are some ideas and thoughts I've been batting
> around:
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> 1. Start an advocacy mailing list, to help coordinate publicity, responses
> to mySQL FUD, ways to advertise, etc.
pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org has been around for >1year now ...
> 4. Fix the documentation. The interactive documentation on the website
> is particularly bad: try a search on "sequence", for example. The result
> is 65 matches, and each one a filename.
are you volunteering your time for this?
> 5. The website needs lots of improvement, on layout, navigation, and
> content. mySQL actually has this one right.
already being worked on by a group of programmers and web designers ...
> 6. Moderate the lists better. There is a lot of traffic in general that
> should be going to other lists. Keep all the high-volume, nitty-gritty
> stuff on hackers, away from everyday users looking for help.
again, are you volunteering your time for this?
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