[Checkins] SVN: zodbdocs/trunk/ Migrate content from new.zope.org here.

[Christian Theune]

Log message for revision 109108:
  Migrate content from new.zope.org here.
  

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  D   zodbdocs/trunk/articles/
  U   zodbdocs/trunk/conf.py
  A   zodbdocs/trunk/documentation/
  A   zodbdocs/trunk/documentation/articles/
  A   zodbdocs/trunk/documentation/guide/
  U   zodbdocs/trunk/index.rst
  A   zodbdocs/trunk/overview.rst
  D   zodbdocs/trunk/zodbguide/

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Modified: zodbdocs/trunk/conf.py
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--- zodbdocs/trunk/conf.py	2010-02-18 09:18:28 UTC (rev 109107)
+++ zodbdocs/trunk/conf.py	2010-02-18 09:31:05 UTC (rev 109108)
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'ZODB'
-copyright = u'2009, Zope Developers Community'
+copyright = u'2009-2010, Zope Foundation'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the

Modified: zodbdocs/trunk/index.rst
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--- zodbdocs/trunk/index.rst	2010-02-18 09:18:28 UTC (rev 109107)
+++ zodbdocs/trunk/index.rst	2010-02-18 09:31:05 UTC (rev 109108)
@@ -1,12 +1,24 @@
+==========================================
+ZODB - a native object database for Python
+==========================================
 
-ZODB related documentation and articles
-=======================================
+    Don't squeeze your objects into tables: store them in an object database.
 
+The Zope Object Database (ZODB) provides seamless object persistence in Python.
+It gets rid of requiring a relational database for your object-oriented
+application and provides you with a powerful and safe object sore:
+persistence, transactions, scalability, and more. Have a look at our :doc:`overview<overview>`.
+
+
+Documentation
+=============
+
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 1
 
-   zodbguide/index
-   articles/index
+   documentation/tutorial
+   documentation/guide/index
+   documentation/articles/index
 
 Release information
 ===================

Added: zodbdocs/trunk/overview.rst
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--- zodbdocs/trunk/overview.rst	                        (rev 0)
+++ zodbdocs/trunk/overview.rst	2010-02-18 09:31:05 UTC (rev 109108)
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+Overview
+========
+
+Python programs are written with the object-oriented paradigm. You use objects
+that reference each other freely and can be of any form and shape: no object
+has to adhere to a specific schema and can hold arbitrary information.
+
+Storing those objects in relational databases requires you to give up on the
+freedom of reference and schema. The constraints of the relational model
+reduces your ability to write object-oriented code.
+
+The ZODB is a native object database, that stores your objects while allowing
+you to work with any paradigms that can be expressed in Python. Thereby your
+code becomes simpler, more robust and easier to understand.
+
+Also, there is no gap between the database and your program: no glue code to
+write, no mappings to configure. Have a look at the tutorial to see, how easy
+it is.
+
+Some of the features that ZODB brings to you:
+
+* Transparent persistence for Python objects
+* Full ACID-compatible transaction support (including savepoints)
+* History/undo ability
+* Efficient support for binary large objects (BLOBs)
+* Pluggable storages
+* Scalable architecture