From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
Message-Id: <200108142221.f7EMLCU25597@candle.pha.pa.us>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] PostgreSQL articles
In-Reply-To: <3B799C7C.5000906@selectacast.net> "from Joseph Shraibman at Aug
	14, 2001 05:47:40 pm"
To: Joseph Shraibman <jks@selectacast.net>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2001 18:21:12 -0400 (EDT)
CC: PostgreSQL-documentation <pgsql-docs@postgresql.org>
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I am CC'ing the docs list on this.  Sounds like a nice idea.

> If you want you could use a targabot so people could submit news itmes, 
> then an administrator could come along and approve the good ones and 
> delete the bad ones.  Then either frame a page on our server in the 
> postgres site or just a link would do.
> 
> In fact you could use it to replace the announce list.
> 
> 
> The message schema might look like:
> <type>
> 	software release - postgres (beta, minor (e.g. 7.1.2), major (e.g. 7.2)
> 	software release - pg related
> 	bug notice
> 	postgres in the news
> 	confrence appearence
> 	website/newsgroup/mailing list notice
> 	Great Bridge/Postgres Inc announcement
> </type> 
> 
> 
> I guess there only needs to be one field, no sense in making things more 
> complicated than they need to be.  If you want I'll set it up and then 
> let you look at it to see if you want it.  Or you could set it up 
> yourself, it is pretty simple.
> 
> 
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > Three good PostgreSQL articles appeared today:
> > 
> > Microsoft against Oracle with question about Red Hat Database (PostgreSQL)
> > 	http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/21003.html
> > 
> > Open Source / Commercial Database Comparison
> > 	http://www.zdnet.com/intweek/stories/news/0,4164,2802205,00.html
> > 
> > Interview with Bruce Momjian
> > 	http://lwn.net/2001/features/oreilly2001/BruceMomjianInterview.php3
> > 
> > Also, if someone is interested is maintaining the PostgreSQL news page,
> > please contact me or Vince, our PostgreSQL webmaster.
> > 
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Joseph Shraibman
> jks@selectacast.net
> Increase signal to noise ratio.  http://www.targabot.com
> 
> 

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