Commit 66ef1b6e authored by Thomas G. Lockhart's avatar Thomas G. Lockhart

Minor changes to Fred Horsh's updates.

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<Title>Resources</Title> <title>Resources</title>
<Para> <para>
This manual set is organized into several parts: This manual set is organized into several parts:
</Para> </para>
<VariableList> <variablelist>
<VarListEntry> <varlistentry>
<Term>Tutorial</Term> <term>Tutorial</term>
<ListItem> <listitem>
<Para> <para>
An introduction for new users. Does not cover advanced features. An introduction for new users. Does not cover advanced features.
</Para> </para>
</ListItem> </listitem>
</VarListEntry> </varlistentry>
<VarListEntry> <varlistentry>
<Term>User's Guide</Term> <term>User's Guide</term>
<ListItem> <listitem>
<Para> <para>
General information for users, including available commands and data types. General information for users, including available commands and data types.
</Para> </para>
</ListItem> </listitem>
</VarListEntry> </varlistentry>
<VarListEntry> <varlistentry>
<Term>Programmer's Guide</Term> <term>Programmer's Guide</term>
<ListItem> <listitem>
<Para> <para>
Advanced information for application programmers. Topics include Advanced information for application programmers. Topics include
type and function extensibility, library interfaces, and application design issues. type and function extensibility, library interfaces,
</Para> and application design issues.
</ListItem> </para>
</VarListEntry> </listitem>
</varlistentry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>Administrator's Guide</Term> <varlistentry>
<ListItem> <term>Administrator's Guide</term>
<Para> <listitem>
Installation and management information. List of supported machines. <para>
</Para> Installation and management information. List of supported machines.
</ListItem> </para>
</VarListEntry> </listitem>
</varlistentry>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>Developer's Guide</Term> <varlistentry>
<ListItem> <term>Developer's Guide</term>
<Para> <listitem>
Information for <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> developers. This is intended <para>
for those who are contributing to the <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> Information for <productname>Postgres</productname> developers.
project; application development information should appear in the This is intended for those who are contributing to the
<citetitle>Programmer's Guide</citetitle>. <productname>Postgres</productname> project;
Currently included in the <citetitle>Programmer's Guide</citetitle>. application development information should appear in the
</Para> <citetitle>Programmer's Guide</citetitle>.
</ListItem> Currently included in the <citetitle>Programmer's Guide</citetitle>.
</VarListEntry> </para>
</listitem>
<VarListEntry> </varlistentry>
<Term>Reference Manual</Term>
<ListItem> <varlistentry>
<Para> <term>Reference Manual</term>
Detailed reference information on command syntax. <listitem>
Currently included in the <citetitle>User's Guide</citetitle>. <para>
</Para> Detailed reference information on command syntax.
</ListItem> Currently included in the <citetitle>User's Guide</citetitle>.
</VarListEntry> </para>
</VariableList> </listitem>
</varlistentry>
<Para> </variablelist>
In addition to this manual set, there are other resources to help you with
<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> installation and use: <para>
</Para> In addition to this manual set, there are other resources to help you with
<productname>Postgres</productname> installation and use:
<VariableList> </para>
<VarListEntry>
<Term>man pages</Term> <variablelist>
<ListItem> <varlistentry>
<Para> <term>man pages</term>
The man pages have general information on command syntax. <listitem>
</Para> <para>
</ListItem> The man pages have general information on command syntax.
</VarListEntry> </para>
</listitem>
<VarListEntry> </varlistentry>
<Term>FAQs</Term>
<ListItem> <varlistentry>
<Para> <term>FAQs</term>
The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents address both general issues <listitem>
and some platform-specific issues. <para>
</Para> The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) documents address both general issues
</ListItem> and some platform-specific issues.
</VarListEntry> </para>
</listitem>
<VarListEntry> </varlistentry>
<Term>READMEs</Term>
<ListItem> <varlistentry>
<Para> <term>READMEs</term>
README files are available for some contributed packages. <listitem>
</Para> <para>
</ListItem> README files are available for some contributed packages.
</VarListEntry> </para>
</listitem>
<VarListEntry> </varlistentry>
<Term>Web Site</Term>
<ListItem> <varlistentry>
<Para> <term>Web Site</term>
The <ULink url="postgresql.org"><ProductName>Postgres</ProductName></ULink> web site has some information <listitem>
not appearing in the distribution. There is a <ProductName>mhonarc</ProductName> catalog of mailing list traffic <para>
which is a rich resource for many topics. The
</Para> <ulink url="postgresql.org"><productname>Postgres</productname></ulink>
</ListItem> web site might have some information not appearing in the distribution.
</VarListEntry> There is a <productname>mhonarc</productname> catalog of mailing list traffic
which is a rich resource for many topics.
<VarListEntry> </para>
<Term>Mailing Lists</Term> </listitem>
<ListItem> </varlistentry>
<Para>
The <ULink url="http://www.PostgreSQL.ORG/mhonarc/pgsql-general/">pgsql-general</ULink> <varlistentry>
mailing list is a good place to have user questions answered. <term>Mailing Lists</term>
Other mailing lists are available; consult the Info Central section of the <listitem>
PostgreSQL web site for details. <para>
</Para> The
</ListItem> <ulink url="mailto:pgsql-general@postgresql.org">pgsql-general</ulink>
</VarListEntry> (<ulink url="http://www.PostgreSQL.ORG/mhonarc/pgsql-general/">archive</ulink>)
mailing list is a good place to have user questions answered.
<VarListEntry> Other mailing lists are available; consult the Info Central section of the
<Term>Yourself!</Term> PostgreSQL web site for details.
<ListItem> </para>
<Para> </listitem>
<ProductName>Postgres</ProductName> is an open source product. </varlistentry>
As such, it depends on the user community for
ongoing support. As you begin to use <ProductName>Postgres</ProductName>, <varlistentry>
you will rely on others <term>Yourself!</term>
for help, either through the documentation or through the mailing lists. <listitem>
Consider contributing your <para>
knowledge back. If you learn something which is not in the documentation, <productname>Postgres</productname> is an open source product.
write it up and contribute it. As such, it depends on the user community for ongoing support.
If you add features to the code, contribute it.</Para> As you begin to use <productname>Postgres</productname>,
you will rely on others for help, either through the
<Para> documentation or through the mailing lists.
Even those without a lot of experience can provide corrections and Consider contributing your knowledge back. If you learn something
minor changes in the documentation, and that is a good way to start. which is not in the documentation, write it up and contribute it.
The If you add features to the code, contribute it.
<ULink url="http://www.PostgreSQL.ORG/mhonarc/pgsql-docs/">pgsql-docs</ULink> </para>
mailing list is the place to get going.
</Para> <para>
</ListItem> Even those without a lot of experience can provide corrections and
</VarListEntry> minor changes in the documentation, and that is a good way to start.
</VariableList> The
<ulink url="mailto:pgsql-docs@postgresql.org">pgsql-docs</ulink>
</Sect1> (<ulink url="http://www.PostgreSQL.ORG/mhonarc/pgsql-docs/">archive</ulink>)
mailing list is the place to get going.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
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