So I bought this "book" thinking it was a PDF file which I am fine with.
Its not. They download an .acsm file that will only work with their
proprietary Windoze software.
I am really angry with lulu.com about this.
- Alan Gruskoff
On 11/20/2009 11:35 AM, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> On Thu, 2009-11-19 at 15:34 -0500, Chris Browne wrote:
>
>> > thomas.granvej6@gmail.com (Thomas Løcke) writes:
>>
>>> > > There's a new series of PostgreSQL books available:
>>> > >
>>> > > PostgreSQL 8.4 Official Documentation - Volume I
>>> > > PostgreSQL 8.4 Official Documentation - Volume II
>>> > >
>>> > > And so on, up to volume V I think.
>>> > >
>>> > > Would I be supporting the PostgreSQL project by buying these, or are they just
>>> > > a compilation of the online manuals, done by some random author calling him-/
>>> > > herself "The PostgreSQL Global Development Group"? :o)
>>>
>> >
>> > Lulu.com has some books of this form...
>> >
>> >
http://www.lulu.com/product/e-book/postgresql-84-official-documentation---volume-i-the-sql-language/5912706#detailsSection
>>
> If you are looking for a known contributor to the project for
> documentation I would review the following:
>
> http://www.lulu.com/product/hardcover/postgresql-81-volume-ii/543356
>
