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Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 20:44:57 +1100
From: Justin Clift <justin@postgresql.org>
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To: "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>
CC: Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>, Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>,
	Jan Wieck <janwieck@yahoo.com>, Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>,
	PostgreSQL-general <pgsql-general@postgresql.org>,
	alavoor <alavoor@yahoo.com>, Taranath <taranath@gtcdrom.com>
Subject: Re: Books on PostgreSQL
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"Marc G. Fournier" wrote:
> 
> On Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
> 
> > Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com> writes:
> > >> No, that's the old version, or simply a print of his original
> > >> database HOWTO. I don't know if his new one (if it exists  at
> > >> all) is available by now.
> >
> > > Should it be removed?
> >
> > I don't think we want to implicitly endorse it by listing it.
> > Certainly not without a big red disclaimer...
> 
> We could have a section on:
> 
> Not Recommended Reading List
> 
> :)
> 
> Books Only for Those with Sense of Humor

I'd seriously prefer we list it prominently, with the aforementioned big
red warning.  At present I'm trying to convince the online retailers not
to sell it as rewarding him for his mis-information is only going to
keep him doing it.

I just wish he'd spend his time on beneficial things, instead of the
crap he does.

+ Justin

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