Re: The word "virgin" used incorrectly and probably better off replaced

Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>

From: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com>
Cc: brian.williams@mayalane.com, pgsql-docs@lists.postgresql.org
Date: 2019-11-07T18:55:22Z
Lists: pgsql-docs
> On 7 Nov 2019, at 16:03, Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@2ndquadrant.com> wrote:

> because we have not explained what a "virgin database" is.  

I think this is the key observation.

> We could say "empty", which seems better suited than both "virgin" and
> "pristine" anyway.

empty is a lot better, but still isn't conveying the state of the database
without there being room for interpretation.  (My grasp of the english language
isn't enough to suggest a better alternative however).

cheers ./daniel


Commits

  1. Remove the word "virgins" for documentation