Re: Move src/tools/backend/ to wiki

From: Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
To: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
Cc: Pg Hackers <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Move src/tools/backend/ to wiki
Date: 2008-09-11 12:02:25
Message-ID: 48C908D1.6010906@gmx.net
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Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> So I went ahead and moved its mention to a separate question, where it
> has a lot more visibility. (I also added an URL to anoncvs, where
> people can see it more readily.)

Perhaps the low visibility also has to do with the fact that
documentation is hidden under "tools".

> What I'm wondering right now is what's the value of having this stuff
> in the source code at all. Why don't we move it to the Wiki and remove
> it from the repo? Would anybody object to that idea? Having it on CVS
> means that nobody is able to improve the text, which is kind of sad
> because it's been neglected for the last 3 years.

I think it is documentation and should therefore be kept in CVS. Once
we start applying the argument that things should be moved to the wiki
based on getting more people to work on it, we might as well move the
source code to the wiki altogether. ;-)

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