All, (boring mail ahead)
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.-
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"Adopting the position that you are
smarter than an automaticoptimization algorithm is generally a good way
to achieve lessperformance, not more" - Tom Lane.
