Re: [DOCS] Re: [HACKERS] Outline for PostgreSQL book
Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
From: Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>
Cc: Dmitry Samersoff <dms@wplus.net>, Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>, PostgreSQL-documentation <docs@postgreSQL.org>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 1999-10-13T11:54:02Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
> > Actually, I want to make sure the book is accessible on the web. I will > > keep your translation idea in mind. Good point. > > What about translating the regular docs first? Are you planning on using a > lot of the existing documentation for the book? Perhaps one could organize > the distributed documentation as a sort of abridged version of the > official book, similar to what is being done with Perl. Just an idea. > > And what kind of timespan did you have in mind? > > I had the insane plan of providing a German documentation (at least the > User's Guide) in time for 7.0. (big market) On the other hand, I have lots > of insane plans ... Not sure on a timespan. I think I could do most if it in one month if I did nothing else. My wife seems supportive of the idea. Not sure how to merge current documentation into it. I would like to point them to URL locations as much as possible. I thought if I give them enough to get started, and to understand how the current docs fit together, that would be good. -- Bruce Momjian | http://www.op.net/~candle maillist@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 853-3000 + If your life is a hard drive, | 830 Blythe Avenue + Christ can be your backup. | Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania 19026