Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Joel
> New text: > > Because PC hardware is mostly compatible, people tend to believe that > all PC hardware is of equal quality. It is not. ECC RAM, SCSI, and > quality motherboards are more reliable and have better performance than > less expensive hardware. PostgreSQL will run on

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Bruce Momjian
Joel wrote: > > ... PostgreSQL will run on almost any hardware, > > but if you are building a server where you are concerned about reliability > > and performance it is wise to research your hardware options thoroughly. ... > > That's okay, of course. But I'll suggest the following

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Jim Seymour
Doug McNaught <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Seymour) writes: > > > Oh, if you're accepting punctuation nits ;), in most cases, the comma > > should come after "but," not before it. So your sentence should read > > "PostgreSQL will run on almost any hardware but, if you ar

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Joel
> ... PostgreSQL will run on almost any hardware, > but if you are building a server where you are concerned about reliability > and performance it is wise to research your hardware options thoroughly. ... That's okay, of course. But I'll suggest the following as food for thought

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Scott Marlowe
On Sun, 2004-07-11 at 19:37, Bruce Momjian wrote: > Doug McNaught wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Seymour) writes: > > > > > Oh, if you're accepting punctuation nits ;), in most cases, the comma > > > should come after "but," not before it. So your sentence should read > > > "PostgreSQL will ru

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Bruce Momjian
Doug McNaught wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Seymour) writes: > > > Oh, if you're accepting punctuation nits ;), in most cases, the comma > > should come after "but," not before it. So your sentence should read > > "PostgreSQL will run on almost any hardware but, if you are..." > > Wrong. :) >

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Doug McNaught
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Seymour) writes: > Oh, if you're accepting punctuation nits ;), in most cases, the comma > should come after "but," not before it. So your sentence should read > "PostgreSQL will run on almost any hardware but, if you are..." Wrong. :) You are sentenced to go read Strunk

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Bruce Momjian
OK, comma moved. I didn't add those other items because I didn't want the list to be anything near a complete list. --- Jim Seymour wrote: > Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > New FAQ added: > > > >

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Jim Seymour
Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > New FAQ added: > > 3.11) What computer hardware should I use? > > Because PC hardware is mostly compatible, people tend to believe that > all PC hardware is of equal quality. It is not. ECC RAM, SCSI, and > quality motherboards ar

Re: [GENERAL] Do we need more emphasis on backup?

2004-07-11 Thread Bruce Momjian
New FAQ added: 3.11) What computer hardware should I use? Because PC hardware is mostly compatible, people tend to believe that all PC hardware is of equal quality. It is not. ECC RAM, SCSI, and quality motherboards are more reliable and have better performance than less ex