Marc G. Fournier From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bill Harris) writes: > >>"Marc G. Fournier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >>> "If there was an official newsgroup for postgresql, would you switch >>> to using Usenet from using the mailing lists?" > >>> As a side note, for those that do vote 'yes', please note that there >>> is an official pgsql.* hierarchy gated from the mailing lists, that >>> is available at news.postgresql.org, if you do wish to use a news >>> reader vs a mail reader ... > >>FWIW, I voted yes, but my vote depended upon it being a >>comp.databases.postgresql.* hierarchy, done according to USENET >>guidelines. I sense that would be a lot more important for PostgreSQL >>in the long term and a lot more sustainable in general than a pgsql.* >>hierarchy. It's been my experience that processes done outside the >>norm tend to have extra problems along the way that cost more than the >>immediate gratification is worth, even if it does seem more painful at >>the time. > > Just as an FYI ... the latest RFD is for *one* > comp.databases.postgresql group to be created, that is not-gated ... > this means that those using it would not have the benefit(s) that > those using the pgsql.* hierarchy do, namely access to the wealth of > knowledge/experience of those on the mailing lists ... > > I had posed the 'who would use USENET' question on -hackers previous > to the poll, and the general opinion was "not in this life time" by > ppl like PeterE, TomL, JoshuaD, etc ... the thread can be seen: > > http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2004-11/msg01110.php Trying to sway the vote? -- Bill ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 8: explain analyze is your friend
