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Re: cvs chapters in our docs

Brendan Jurd <direvus@gmail.com>

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From: Brendan Jurd <direvus@gmail.com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>
Cc: Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e@gmx.net>, Magnus Hagander <magnus@hagander.net>, PostgreSQL-development <pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org>
Date: 2009-11-29T21:38:52Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
2009/11/29 Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>:
> Wow, we mention 28k modems --- we are legacy software:  ;-)
>
>     This initial checkout is a little slower than simply downloading
>     a <filename>tar.gz</filename> file; expect it to take 40 minutes
>     or so if you have a 28.8K modem.

Yes, and what about all the people using carrier pidgeon to download
Postgres?  I think our documentation is neglecting this substantial
and vital portion of our user community.

Cheers,
BJ