Re: [GENERAL] Slashdot discussion - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Andrew McMillan
Subject Re: [GENERAL] Slashdot discussion
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Msg-id 396BC071.514AA134@catalyst.net.nz
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Chris Bitmead wrote:
> 
> Oliver Elphick wrote:
> 
> > I'm not sure that there's much use in putting this in the INSTALL; any
> > Debian user ought to know it any case,
> 
> The first rule of documentation: Don't assume what the user knows. It's
> a one-liner to tell them, so just do it.

As a Debian user I'm afraid I'd have to agree with Oliver on this - the
tools for installing / removing / purging Debian packages are there. 
The documentation for them is there.  If a person is using Debian and
has managed to install PostgreSQL then they know how to remove it or
purge it - it doesn't (in this case) belong in the PostgreSQL
documentation.

Cheers,                Andrew.
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