Cal, Paul, dear list, thank you, Cal, for your wise words ...
> "Here's the FAQ we developed so you don't have to waste our time asking > questions that have already been answered." Go to MySQL.com and type "FAQ" in the search box. This will provide 71 results, some of them with valuable FAQ-like information, but no real FAQ. Instead, we have this in every list mail: > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) I would keep this shorter, saying "Believe in God and do not sin" ;-) But seriously: Anybody here interested in setting up a FAQ on MySQL.com / MySQL.de, - with "silly" common questions from this list, - and with answers in "small tutorial" format (something like http://www.mysql.com/articles/dotnet/index.html), - well organized (one person to collect / insert the "silly" questions), - easy to search (only search term + search by category), - easy to maintain (e. g. with user comments, like the English manual), - even easier to use as a referer than the MySQL manual when answering questions? Flame me if there _is_ a FAQ like this. At least I didn't find it at MySQL.com, which is most probably the first place a new MySQL user would look for it. I am the German translator of the official MySQL manual, so I could offer to translate as much as I can from the FAQ into German. Regards, -- Stefan Hinz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Geschäftsführer / CEO iConnect GmbH <http://iConnect.de> Heesestr. 6, 12169 Berlin (Germany) Tel: +49 30 7970948-0 Fax: +49 30 7970948-3 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cal Evans" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Paul DuBois" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Adam Wi´ckowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 6:00 PM Subject: RE: An Idea > Because that's the way that (FoxPro, Access, Paradox, insert name of > favorite desktop RDBMS here) did it and I can't make the jump to a real > server based RDBMS! > > Why do you ask? :) > > Seriously, I find this type of issue (not your question Paul, the original > question) one of the most troubling things about this list. We as a > community of SQL developers (regardless of dialect) need to make a more > concentrated effort to explain the differences between desktop databases and > real database engines. We need to educate people making the changeover > before releasing them into the wild. (Maybe the link to download MySql could > ask a few basic questions to prove you know what you are doing before being > allowed to download!) :) > > I cut my teeth on FoxPro. The first SQL I wrote was in the FoxPro (2.5/6?) > dialect. I know from whence I speak because I asked these same questions > many years ago. Luckily, I found people who kindly but firmly pointed me in > the right direction. ("You DON'T need gapless sequences for PK's." "You > DON'T store images in the actual database without permission from God." > "Here's the FAQ we developed so you don't have to waste our time asking > questions that have already been answered." "Thank you, come again.") They > showed me the light and occasionally I try to share what little I know with > others. > > I guess what I'm trying to say is to those who know something (even if you > are like me and are constantly amazed at what you DON'T know) share kindly > and willingly. To those seeking enlightenment...RTFM you mook! Check the > !*#&^ archives and use Google, this issue has been beat to death! > > Humbly, > =C= > * > * Cal Evans > * The Virtual CIO > * http://www.calevans.com > * > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul DuBois [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 10:02 AM > To: Adam Wi´ckowski; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: An Idea > > > Why? > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Before posting, please check: > http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) > http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) > > To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
