Thread: wiki page for PG Con 2009?
Hey folks, I know in theory it is a wiki and I'm free to do this if I want, but I am new around here and figured it is best to ask first :-) I'd like to create a page for PG Con 2009 with basically the agenda for the week and then from there links to notes - some of which are already up. e.g. Greg's notes from his excellent lecture http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgCon_2009/Greg_Smith_Hardware_Benchmarking_notes Based on his naming convention I would like to create the page http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgCon_2009 I'm also wondering about the following - is there any utility in allowing people to post their own notes from a given lecture? e.g. i have notes I took from Greg's and others. I was thinking that at the bottom of his page I could create links to other people's notes if there were anyone like me who'd care to type them in. Not that I don't like his notes of course :-), but there is invariably always something discussed that are not in the notes, and this might be a way to capture it. Of course the reader would have to beware that the person who took the notes may not have been paying attention very well :-) Just a thought in any case. Thanks all for a truly excellent PG Con! cheers, -Alan -- “Mother Nature doesn’t do bailouts.” - Glenn Prickett
Alan McKay <alan.mckay@gmail.com> writes: > Hey folks, > I know in theory it is a wiki and I'm free to do this if I want, but I > am new around here and figured it is best to ask first :-) > I'd like to create a page for PG Con 2009 with basically the agenda > for the week and then from there links to notes - some of which are > already up. e.g. Greg's notes from his excellent lecture > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgCon_2009/Greg_Smith_Hardware_Benchmarking_notes > Based on his naming convention I would like to create the page > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgCon_2009 Seems like there's no objections, so have at it. You might want to talk to Dan Langille (the conference organizer) to see if he has any suggestions or concerns. I doubt he reads this list ... regards, tom lane
On Mon, 25 May 2009, Alan McKay wrote: > Of course the reader would have to beware that the person who took the > notes may not have been paying attention very well :-) I'm pretty sure this Greg Smith character is the sort who will fix blatant errors in the notes should they get introduced. -- * Greg Smith gsmith@gregsmith.com http://www.gregsmith.com Baltimore, MD
Hi! On Mon, May 25, 2009 at 2:20 PM, Alan McKay <alan.mckay@gmail.com> wrote: > Based on his naming convention I would like to create the page > > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgCon_2009 I see that someone has created the page. Maybe you? :) > I'm also wondering about the following - is there any utility in > allowing people to post their own notes from a given lecture? No utility, but feel free to add information to the existing notes, or create new pages. That's the cool thing about the wiki -- you are free to add and collaborate, and your revisions are public. If someone has a problem with what you change, they'll be able to contact you. > there were anyone like me who'd care to type them in. Not that I > don't like his notes of course :-), but there is invariably always > something discussed that are not in the notes, and this might be a way > to capture it. And, Greg didn't take those particular notes. I did :D So, feel free to update/correct any part of it. I took them during the session, and haven't gone back to edit yet. I appreciate anyone's help in making the notes more readable, or by adding other things that came up during the discussion :) Adding links back to the pgcon.org pages that correspond to the sessions would be nice, as well as the links to video of the presentations. The pgcon.org site will have links to the original presentation files. -selena -- Selena Deckelmann Open Source Bridge - http://www.opensourcebridge.org PDXPUG - http://pugs.postgresql.org/pdx Me - http://www.chesnok.com/daily
> I see that someone has created the page. Maybe you? :) Yes, just poked a few things in there so far. And formatting is still up in the air > And, Greg didn't take those particular notes. I did :D Aha, I had not noticed that. I see on the PG Con site a link to his slides so I'll link to that as well. So I'll use my notes to enhance yours, in that case. > Adding links back to the pgcon.org pages that correspond to the > sessions would be nice, as well as the links to video of the > presentations. The pgcon.org site will have links to the original > presentation files. Yeah, I'd already started linking back and will set up more links as I update the page more in the next few days. BTW, just for the sake of putting 2 and 2 together you know me as "bushidoka" on twitter and your blog if I'm not mistaken. cheers, -Alan -- “Mother Nature doesn’t do bailouts.” - Glenn Prickett
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Alan McKay <alan.mckay@gmail.com> wrote: >> I see that someone has created the page. Maybe you? :) > > Yes, just poked a few things in there so far. And formatting is still > up in the air FYI, I also added a page to the presentations section, to list the slides etc (please add more folks). I imagine your page will eventually contain much more detail than my simple index though. http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGCon%2C_Ottawa_2009 -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com
> FYI, I also added a page to the presentations section, to list the > slides etc (please add more folks). I imagine your page will > eventually contain much more detail than my simple index though. > > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGCon%2C_Ottawa_2009 Dave, I think we are working cross-purposes here. i.e. I think both of these pages serve the same purpose. -- “Mother Nature doesn’t do bailouts.” - Glenn Prickett
On Tue, 26 May 2009, Alan McKay wrote: >> FYI, I also added a page to the presentations section, to list the >> slides etc (please add more folks). I imagine your page will >> eventually contain much more detail than my simple index though. >> >> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGCon%2C_Ottawa_2009 > > Dave, I think we are working cross-purposes here. > i.e. I think both of these pages serve the same purpose. Right. What I just did is merge the content you put into http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgCon_2009 and then redirected that page. The one Dave created wins here because there are a couple of conferences around the world that might be called "PGCon" in 2009, for example in 2008 there was a PGCon in Ottawa and in Brazil (note that those two are not from the same organizer). This is why Dave's version is named "PGCon, Ottawa 2009", to avoid any ambiguity here. -- * Greg Smith gsmith@gregsmith.com http://www.gregsmith.com Baltimore, MD
> Right. What I just did is merge the content you put into > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PgCon_2009 and then redirected that page. > The one Dave created wins here because there are a couple of conferences > around the world that might be called "PGCon" in 2009, for example in 2008 > there was a PGCon in Ottawa and in Brazil (note that those two are not from > the same organizer). This is why Dave's version is named "PGCon, Ottawa > 2009", to avoid any ambiguity here. Makes sense! -- “Mother Nature doesn’t do bailouts.” - Glenn Prickett
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:51 PM, Alan McKay <alan.mckay@gmail.com> wrote: >> FYI, I also added a page to the presentations section, to list the >> slides etc (please add more folks). I imagine your page will >> eventually contain much more detail than my simple index though. >> >> http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/PGCon%2C_Ottawa_2009 > > Dave, I think we are working cross-purposes here. > > i.e. I think both of these pages serve the same purpose. Well, there's certainly an intersection, but it seemed to me you were going to add some notes and other useful stuff. The page I put there is just the usual index of links to the slides that we try to put for all conferences, in the standard format. I'm fine with merging though, if you're not adding masses of extra info. -- Dave Page EnterpriseDB UK: http://www.enterprisedb.com