Re: [DOCS] Pattern for use of the alias "Postgres"

On Thu, 25 Oct 2007 16:10:31 -0400 (EDT)
Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:

> > > Just undo the whole thing. The project name is what it is.
> >
> > +1.
>
> Let's not get sidetracked here. There was already agreement in
> advocacy to promote the use of the alias, and this thread is to
> discuss that, not to revisit whether we should use an alias or not.
> If you want to bring up that issue, start a thread and try to get
> agreement on it.
>

Woah, let's be very clear here. There was zero agreement to promote the
name postgres. There was agreement to state that Postgres was an
acceptable form of the word PostgreSQL.

Which I do still agree with, but that is far from "promoting".

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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