Received: from sss.pgh.pa.us (sss.pgh.pa.us [216.151.103.158]) by postgresql.org (8.11.3/8.11.1) with ESMTP id f4NM8WA91264 for ; Wed, 23 May 2001 18:08:32 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us) Received: from sss2.sss.pgh.pa.us (tgl@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by sss.pgh.pa.us (8.11.3/8.11.3) with ESMTP id f4NM7kR18230; Wed, 23 May 2001 18:07:46 -0400 (EDT) To: Jeff Self cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: upgrade docs to DocBook V4.1 ? In-reply-to: References: Comments: In-reply-to Jeff Self message dated "Wed, 23 May 2001 17:23:41 -0400" Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 18:07:46 -0400 Message-ID: <18227.990655666@sss.pgh.pa.us> From: Tom Lane X-Archive-Number: 200105/80 X-Sequence-Number: 763 Jeff Self writes: > Great Bridge would like to volunteer our services to the PostgreSQL > community by upgrading the Community PostgreSQL docs to the latest version > (V4.1.2) of DocBook. We would like to hear the community's feedback. Is > this a good idea? Are there any objections? Unless Thomas has reasons for sticking with DocBook 3.1, the main objection I can think of is that docs contributors with local sgml-tools installations would need to update their installations to 4.1.2. While that seems a good idea in the long run, it might be painful in the short run. (I still have unpleasant memories of getting the sgml tools to work at all on my box :-(.) Can you provide people with a recipe for updating their DocBook installations? How much trouble is it likely to be? If it's less than trivial, giving plenty of advance notice of the changeover would be a good idea. Another reasonable question is what the stability and longevity of the 4.1.2 release is likely to be ... regards, tom lane