Re: Documentation and explanatory diagrams

That would be very nice to have !

Oleg
On Mon, 5 Apr 2010, Rafael Martinez wrote:

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> Hello
>
> I am wondering if we have ever evaluated the use of explanatory diagrams
> in the PostgreSQL documentation.
>
> I have always thought that a good diagram is worth a thousand words. I
> think the PostgreSQL manual would improve its quality if we get some
> good diagrams on the right places.
>
> They will help novice and advanced users who are not involved in the
> development of PostgreSQL, to get a quick overview of some central
> components in a PostgreSQL system when they read the documentation.
>
> Some of the possible diagrams that come to my mind in none particular
> order are:
>
> - PITR
> - Streaming Replication
> - Hot Standby
> - Write-Ahead Log
> - System Catalogs
> - Architectural Fundamentals overview
> - PostgreSQL server overview
> - Disk layout
> - Database Roles and Privileges
> - Database Physical Storage
> - Security and authentication
>
> What do you think about the idea? I could start working on an initial
> version of some of these diagrams if you are interested in the idea.
>
> regards,
> - --
> Rafael Martinez, <r(dot)m(dot)guerrero(at)usit(dot)uio(dot)no>
> Center for Information Technology Services
> University of Oslo, Norway
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Regards,
Oleg
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