Re: Re: Re: Need for newbie friendly docs (was Newbie struggling...)

Joel-

In all fairness, there aren't any good HTML-based Unix tutorials. I've
looked for them. In particular, Sun is worthless here, curious since their
Java tutorial is (IMO) really well done.

I'm hoping PostgreSQL is MORE stable than Oracle in our Solaris environment.
The massive CPU/disk footprint of Oracle generates reliability errors in our
databases which I hope can be avoided in a leaner package.

This marvelous mailing list really gives me confidence.

Clayton

----- Original Message -----
From: "Joel Burton" <jburton(at)scw(dot)org>
To: "Justin Clift" <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: "Oliver Elphick" <olly(at)lfix(dot)co(dot)uk>; "Geoff Caplan"
<geoff(at)productivity(dot)co(dot)uk>; <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2001 1:53 PM
Subject: [GENERAL] Re: Re: Need for newbie friendly docs (was Newbie
struggling...)

> On Fri, 27 Apr 2001, Justin Clift wrote:
>
> > Newbies have interesting ideas sometimes too. After all, they've spent
> > their time learning about something OTHER than Unix. :-)
>
> something... other... than... unix.... ?
>
> Justin, I'm not clear on what you mean. Can you give us an example? ;-)
>
>
> But really: sure! Oracle, ferinstance, realizes that many people run Unix
> *because* they want to run Oracle in a stable server environment. People
> may be making the same decision about PostgreSQL.
>
> We shouldn't have to write this, though... if people could contribute the
> great 'basics of Unix you need to know to be a decent DBA' stuff that's
> already on the web, we'd have plenty.
>
> --
> Joel Burton <jburton(at)scw(dot)org>
> Director of Information Systems, Support Center of Washington
>
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