I am considering writing an overview of relational database theory. The
concern I have is that there is an abundance of published material on
the subject--a Google search turned up ~16,000 hits. I have read quite
about about the subject and I can't be sure that I wouldn't
unintentionally repeat some of it.
Is it enough to provide a brief history and expand on the bits that
would be of interest to the audience? After all, it *is* a well known
theory, and pretty rock solid to boot. Most of the differences in the
documentation I've seen revolve around implementation of the various
database engines, and I hope to steer clear of that. But I will still
need to use some sort of reference material.
It would make me more comfortable to find a couple of good sources and
paraphrase or quote from them. Would it be enough to provide
bibliographic references, or should I get the Author/Copyright holders
permission and list them in the acknowledgments section?
how would this reconcile with the PDL?
Thanks for any input.
Gary Lyons
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