Re: Documentation needs significant improvement

Will Trillich <will@serensoft.com>

From: will trillich <will@serensoft.com>
To: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2003-01-25T06:53:26Z
Lists: pgsql-general
On Fri, Jan 24, 2003 at 10:32:56PM -0600, Chris Johnson wrote:
> * The arrangement and order of the primary documentation is not 
> conducive to getting this thing up and running.
[snip]
> Finally, after looking elsewhere than in the "official" docuemtation, I 
> found a link to this site:  "PostgreSQL 101 by Shridhar Daithankar."  Lo 
> and behold, Sridhar says create database "test" and go from there. 
> Eureka.  Now I can get somewhere.
> 
> I'm not some clueless newbie who can be expected to stumble around for a 
> while.  I'm an expert.
> 
> It should not be this hard, folks.

any chance you can help onjure a rough draft of what would have
helped you get up-to-speed? maybe we can help out the next guy
that way.

just a couple of paragraphs: "Chris's Quick-Start Guide to
PostGREsql v7.x.x". hmm?

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