From: Bruce Momjian Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2006 22:42:36 +0000 (+0000) Subject: Add a link to the developer's FAQ for my article about how companies can X-Git-Tag: REL8_3_BETA1~1667 X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d31ccb6c3e73901c44865bfce3f5dd20774f7a89;p=postgresql Add a link to the developer's FAQ for my article about how companies can work effectively with open source communities. --- diff --git a/doc/FAQ_DEV b/doc/FAQ_DEV index 63ae1b28f5..9bac5dfeb1 100644 --- a/doc/FAQ_DEV +++ b/doc/FAQ_DEV @@ -1,7 +1,7 @@ Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL - Last updated: Wed Dec 20 11:21:55 EST 2006 + Last updated: Fri Dec 22 17:41:41 EST 2006 Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us) @@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ General Questions both the internal implementation method you plan to use, and any user-visible changes (new syntax, etc). For complex patches, it is important to get community feeback on your proposal before starting - work. Failure to do so might mean your patch is rejected. + work. Failure to do so might mean your patch is rejected. If your work + is being sponsored by a company, read this article for tips on being + more effective. A web site is maintained for patches awaiting review, http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgpatches, and those that are diff --git a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html index 1657d00b5f..94d7218455 100644 --- a/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html +++ b/doc/src/FAQ/FAQ_DEV.html @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@

Developer's Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL

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Last updated: Wed Dec 20 11:21:55 EST 2006

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Last updated: Fri Dec 22 17:41:41 EST 2006

Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (bruce@momjian.us)
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ "http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html">http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html.


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General Questions

1.1) How do I get involved in PostgreSQL @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ site development?
1.19) What is the timeline for the next major PostgreSQL release?
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Technical Questions

2.1) How do I efficiently access information in @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ 2.8) What debugging features are available?

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General Questions

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ in doc/TODO in the source distribution or at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.TODO.html. - +

You can learn more about these features by consulting the archives, the SQL standards and the recommend texts (see + rejected. If your work is being sponsored by a company, read this + + article for tips on being more effective.

A web site is maintained for patches awaiting review, @@ -155,7 +157,7 @@ those that are being kept for the next release, http://momjian.postgresql.org/cgi-bin/pgpatches_hold.

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1.5) I've developed a patch, what next?

You will need to submit the patch to pgsql-patches@postgresql.org. It @@ -182,7 +184,7 @@ src/tools/make_diff/difforig useful. (Unified diffs are only preferable if the file changes are single-line changes and do not rely on surrounding lines.) - +

  • PostgreSQL is licensed under a BSD license, so any submissions must conform to the BSD license to be included. If you use code that is available under some other license that is BSD compatible (eg. public @@ -525,7 +527,7 @@

    We try to build on as many different canonical distributions as we can. Currently we are able to build on Red Hat Linux 9, RHEL 3 and above, and all Fedora Core Linux releases.

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    To test the binaries, we install them on our local machines and run regression tests. If the package builders uses postgres user to build the rpms, then it is possible to run regression tests during RPM builds.

    @@ -547,14 +549,14 @@ is possible. Only the standard released 'official to that release' compiler is used -- and only the standard official kernel is used as well.

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    PGDG RPM Building Project does not build RPMs for Mandrake .

    We usually have only one SRPM for all platforms. This is because of our limited resources. However, on some cases, we may distribute different SRPMs for different platforms, depending on possible compilation problems, especially on older distros.

    - +

    Please note that this is a volunteered job -- We are doing our best to keep packages up to date. We, at least, provide SRPMs for all platforms. For example, if you do not find a RHEL 4 x86_64 RPM in our FTP site, it @@ -836,7 +838,7 @@ 

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