Re: Anybody here?
От | elein |
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Тема | Re: Anybody here? |
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Msg-id | 200210222357.g9MNvprP537472@pimout2-ext.prodigy.net обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: Anybody here? (Shane McChesney <shane@wesearchis.com>) |
Список | pgsql-advocacy |
I like the idea of a 'zine. That would be great. Something I had been thinking about recently was a "column" of sorts with items from pgsql-general. That list is too big to follow closely, but it is full of useful tidbits. I could write such a column or perhaps several of us could work together to produce such a column. It would be easier with several people since we are all working on our own projects as well. elein@norcov.com On Tuesday 22 October 2002 09:13, Shane McChesney wrote: > On Mon, Oct 07, 2002 at 11:46:48AM -0700, Josh Berkus wrote: > > Justin, > > > > Who else is here? > > I'm here. Shane McChesney, pleased to meet you all. (Justin, I've > talked with you by email before, after you created those great Flash > tutorials on Sequences and Referential Integrity.) > > I joined this list about a week after Josh's post above, but saw it > just now in Andrew Sullivan's response. > > Bruce Momjian suggested I join this list after I contacted him about > an idea I had... rather than rephrase all that and redundantly > > introduce myself, here's the core of the email I sent to Bruce: > > I'm considering self-publishing a PostgreSQL magazine. Well, a > > "zine", really, or a technical journal, to promote the adoption of > > PostgreSQL by corporations. > > > > Yesterday I registered http://www.enterprisepgsql.com to give > > myself a place to start work on the idea. There's nothing there > > yet, of course, and this won't happen overnight. > > > > I've been promoting PostgreSQL on my weblog for some time: > > > > Keeping My Money Where My Mouth Is > > http://www.skippingdot.net/2002/01/23 > > > > Book Review: PostgreSQL Essential Reference > > http://www.skippingdot.net/2002/01/29 > > > > Open Source Databases Linkfest > > http://www.skippingdot.net/2002/01/30 > > > > A Structured Comparison Of OSDBs: Part One > > http://www.skippingdot.net/2002/02/01 > > > > I think going to a paper periodical could really help promote > > PostgreSQL, and -- I can't promise anything at this stage, of > > course-- perhaps even contribute financially to PostgreSQL > > development down the line. > > > > I look at the 1994 issues of Linux Journal I recently bought on > > eBay, and compare them to the LJ of today, and realize that's how I > > got started with Linux: through the magazines. > > > > I'd like other people to have that opportunity with PostgreSQL. > > > > I'm not looking for any money or effort from you guys (well, maybe > > the odd article down the line), just advice, context. You've been > > around the project a long time, and I'm still just building my > > first few apps on the database. > > > > Do you know of anyone else doing anything like this? A PostgreSQL > > magazine / journal / zine / newsletter? Do you think I'm nuts? What > > other advice would you throw out there? > > > > As an independent -- as in non-BigPub -- self-published project, > > this would start really slow and grow as subscriptions permit. Kind > > of like what Bryan Richard is doing over at Py, at > > http://www.pyzine.com -- I'm holding regular counsel with Bryan for > > his guidance too. > > > > Any thoughts that you could give would be welcome. > > The weblog mentioned above has as its theme the slow but steady > migration of my business from the MS universe to the Open universe. > PostgreSQL is my database of choice - I haven't used it as much as > I'd have liked yet, but it's where I'm headed, where I want my data > to live. > > The idea of doing a self-published zine came out of my conversations > with various people about the shortcomings of computer books (too > thick, quickly out of date) and my desire to work in the print > medium. > > I figured, as with my weblog, I might as well write about something I > believe in. > > A first issue is months away from seeing print, of course, I'm still > in the planning stage. > > I'm interested in knowing what the rest of the list thinks of the > idea... Please don't slap me too hard. :) > > Thanks, > > Shane McChesney > President, > Wesearch Information Services Inc. > 705-735-2587 > > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 1: subscribe and unsubscribe commands go to majordomo@postgresql.org
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