Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
Date: 2007-08-30 19:44:00
Message-ID: 46D71E00.2090804@commandprompt.com
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Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Let me ask a question, how many people who are against a name change now

> The bottom line is that the pronunciation/marketing problem with the
> name "PostgreSQL" is not going to change --- it is only going to get
> worse.

I am against the name change and I do not agree with your assessment. I
believe it will get better. As the only real problem is the initial
understanding and pronunciation. The rest is muscle memory.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Drake

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