Dave Held wrote: > > developers and users of PostgreSQL. Everyone is welcome to > > subscribe and take part in the discussions. (See the > > <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html";> > > Developer's FAQ</A> for information on how to get > > involved in PostgreSQL development.)</P> > > > > Adjustments? > > "...are more for administrative purposes [then->than] control..."
Fixed. Would you please review the existing developer's FAQ and let me know what needs to be added in relation to your ideas below? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > <p>Because PostgreSQL is a monolithic product, all of its features > must work together in tight harmony. It is in the interests of > the PostgreSQL community that new features be integrated in a way > that preserves this harmony. Thus, new feature proposals are > scrutinized and debated by the community to ensure that changes > have sufficient technical merit. Be prepared to defend your > proposal, and don't assume that a privately developed contribution > will automatically be accepted by the PostgreSQL community. To > maximize the chance of success in proposing a change, consider > these suggestions: > > * Propose your change/feature publicly - OSS is about community, > and a collection of contributors working independently without > communication is not a community; this avoids duplication of > effort and promotes collaboration/cooperation among parties > that have a common interest > * Research your proposal to see if it has already been discussed > on the mailing list > * Research your proposed solution to make sure it is the best of > breed - database technology is a very active subject of > academic research, and it is possible, if not likely, that > someone has written a paper on the topic > * Engage the community by participating in discussions and patch > reviews - your credibility as a contributor depends on your > willingness to contribute to the community in non-coding > ways as well > </p> > > I realize that this runs a bit far afield from the original > question of "Who controls PostgreSQL?", but I think it addresses > the points that someone who asks this question is likely to > want to know. It also tackles the contribution question from > a higher level than the dev-faq. Obviously, the bullet points > would be formatted as a list or some other appropriate HTML > construct. And as a minor point, it would be nice if the > website validated to XHTML-strict, although XHTML-transitional > would be a good compromise. > > __ > David B. Held > Software Engineer/Array Services Group > 200 14th Ave. East, Sartell, MN 56377 > 320.534.3637 320.253.7800 800.752.8129 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate > subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your > message can get through to the mailing list cleanly > -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us pgman@candle.pha.pa.us | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 3: if posting/reading through Usenet, please send an appropriate subscribe-nomail command to [EMAIL PROTECTED] so that your message can get through to the mailing list cleanly
