Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly

From: "Sander Steffann" <sander(at)steffann(dot)nl>
To: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Tom Lane" <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>, "Andrew Sullivan" <andrew(at)libertyrms(dot)info>, <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly
Date: 2002-07-06 21:28:44
Message-ID: 001d01c22534$1b6a3eb0$64c8a8c0@balefire10ww
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> Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > The idea of calling it "Postgres SQL Server" has merit because it is so
> > close to what we already have, just an added 's' and a space.
>
> ... and a M$ trademark violation suit, just waiting to happen whenever
> M$ decides we are big enough to be a threat.
>
> Stay far far away from any name including "SQL Server".

Then we just leave out the 'Server' :-)

> (I still like plain "Postgres" though.)

If you make it 'Postgres SQL' you have it all. Sure, everybody will call it
'Postgres' (like a lot of them do now). But you still have the 'PostgreSQL'
feeling...

Just my feeling though...
Sander

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