Writing here to get in contact with major people. Recently, with the new Windows port, and a great massive reception of the new release, I've noticed that too many threads are being sent to pgsql-admin regarding:
"How do I install" "How do I backup" "What is initdb"
etc.
The point is that I am wondering about the need of a new mailing list, to isolate these cases, and give them a better support, before "upgrading" into a list like the admin one.
A big distance between some threads and the ones that I mention already exists, and I wonder about a few orphan threads, without any kind of reply, because they are "silly" or the help was not properly requested.
pgsql-starting seems to be a good way to isolate this threads and get a better idea of the common problems on getting started with postgresql. Recording / analyzing these threads could lead after into a better experience in the future, or the chance to understand who are these starters (profiles,background,etc).
And I would kindly put some time there.
My 5 cents (more than 2 ;) )
Best regards, g.-
-- "Adopting the position that you are smarter than an automaticoptimization algorithm is generally a good way to achieve lessperformance, not more" - Tom Lane.