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> I'm studying database management on my own with a college text book, and along
> the way, I've been writing an html file using <dl> to create a definition list
> of terms from the book with my own elaborated explanations that breakdown the
> terseness.  I am making examples, and procedures for some things,  having to
> do with normal forms and other things.
> If a glossary of database design/management terms can fit into any of the
> PostgreSQL documentation, I'd be happy to offer it.  What I have so far is at:
> http://www.comptechnews.com/~reaster/dbdesign.html

That would be a very nice addition to the docs. To incorporate the
info into the main docs we would simple modify the markup to
SGML/DocBook, then automatically format into hardcopy and html.

Please consider submitting it when you think it is ready. You might
also solicit contributions from others, to help share the load.

Regards.

                     - Thomas

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Thomas Lockhart				lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu
South Pasadena, California