Re: [Firebird-docs] Postgres docs

[Paul V. <pa...@vi...>]

Hi Robert,

> I've been meaning to suggest this for ages, but has anyone considerd
> adapting the postgres docs for firebird? The copyright would allow
> it:
> http://www.postgresql.org/docs/7.4/static/LEGALNOTICE.html

Yes, we definitely can do that - as long as we include that notice.

> It's already docbook. We could just work through it, changing
> everything to be how firebird does it.

They use DocBook SGML instead of XML, so it might need some tweaking.

> Some parts would need almost no modification at all (like most of
> the SQL), some parts would end up total rewrites, but having the
> postgres as examples would still help ensure that coverage was good
> (ie. if we answer every question that they answer then we have
> answered most of the common questions).

Good idea. I don't think we should use their docs as the basis for all
our documentation, but it could be advantageous if every docmaker, on
a per-document basis, at least had a good look at the PostgreSQL docs
to see if and how s/he could use them.

I'll include this advice in the Docwriting Howto. Thanks!


Greetings,
Paul Vinkenoog