Re: Lack of docs for libpq C Library

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Pavel Golub <pavel(at)gf(dot)microolap(dot)com>, pgsql-docs(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Lack of docs for libpq C Library
Date: 2008-02-01 03:45:36
Message-ID: 20080131194536.41428f86@commandprompt.com
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On Thu, 31 Jan 2008 20:18:27 -0300
Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:

> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Alvaro Herrera wrote:
>
> > > If you really like that page, you could link to archive.org's
> > > version of it:
> > >
> > > http://web.archive.org/web/20060903180210/http://h71000.www7.hp.com/DOC/83final/BA554_90007/ch04s02.html
> > --------
> > 2006-09-03
> >
> > Well, archive.org indicates the URL has been stable for at least 15
> > months so the original might be OK.
>
> The point is that archive.org will keep that copy online even if
> hp.com decides to shut it down or change it.
>

There is a question to the legality of the archive.org copy. The legal
notice of the document states that there must be a valid license for
the product to copy.

*IF* we link that document, we need to link to the HP site.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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