Re: [pgsql-www] Argentina PUG

2008/11/14 Selena Deckelmann <selenamarie(at)gmail(dot)com>:
> On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 9:31 AM, Alvaro Herrera
> <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
>> Emanuel CALVO FRANCO escribió:
>>> Not yet Selena. We generally use pgsql-es-ayuda list...
>>> but, after the PGday we think it will be more active.
>>> In other hand, we create an IRC channel on irc.freenode.net for Arpug.
>>>
>>> We need a time, but there's people who is interest on it.
>>> In fact, there are mini-pugs that are growing in the other states
>>> (cordoba, corrientes)
>>> but they need gow up to converts in a really pugs, that's because we promote
>>> the idea to create an Arpug.
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>> If it's going to start growing after PGDay, then maybe it makes sense to
>> way until after PGDay to create the list(s).
>>
>> As a completely different topic, I told Selena some time ago that the
>> current naming scheme for PUGs does not scale. If we get a Cordoba PUG,
>> will it be copug? And if we get a Corrientes PUG, what will we name it?
>> corpug? If we ever get a Colombia PUG, what will we use?
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> I considered that premature optimization. ;)
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>> I suggest that maybe XXpug should be reserved for country codes (so
>> "bapug" and others are already misnomers; it's fortunate that the bapug
>> list has not had any traffic yet. Can we rename bapug to arpug?)
>> *mumble* ISO 3166-2 *mumble*
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> That's fine with me. And easier.
>
> From here on out, non-country pugs will have to have at least 3
> characters in their abbreviation!
>

so, will be rename ArgPug?

> I'll handle the issue with BWPUG (ISO 3166-2 assigns BW to Botswana),
> if/when it comes up.
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> I still like having the messy naming for the rest of the groups.
> There's no one standard that's going to address regional, state,
> province and municipality all at once.
>

It's a hard work... i think every country must have a general pug,
then each must allow local groups.

> I realize it makes it harder to find some of the specific groups, but
> I think that issue be solved by some tagging and better organization
> on the PUGs site.
>
> -selena
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> Selena Deckelmann
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Emanuel Calvo Franco
Syscope Postgresql DBA
BaPUG / AOSUG Member