On 9/12/14 3:13 PM, Andreas 'ads' Scherbaum wrote: > Of course a general rule how to link to WP would be nice ...
I think Wikipedia links should be avoided altogether. We can assume that readers are technically proficient to look up general technical concepts on their own using a reference system of their choice. In cases where a link is warranted, it is better to construct a proper bibliographic citation to the primary source material, such as an IEEE standard or an academic paper, in a way that will stand the test of time. Another problem, which the bibliography system partially addresses, is that if we patch things like proposed here, we'll end up with inconsistent linking all over the documentation wherever the concept is mentioned. For example, we already make reference to the relevant IEEE standard where floating-point types are first introduced in section 8.1.3, and we probably don't need to repeat "floating-point numbers are weird" every time they are mentioned later on. Independent of that, it is actually not correct that "we use the IEEE's rules", because "we" don't use any rules, that is up to the operating system/platform. While most platforms indeed do use the IEEE floating-point standard more less, some don't. Section 8.1.3 tries to point that out. -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
