AW: Re: How Do You Pronounce "PostgreSQL"?

From: Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA(at)wien(dot)spardat(dot)at>
To: "'Michael Robinson'" <robinson(at)netrinsics(dot)com>, pgsql-hackers(at)POSTGRESql(dot)org
Subject: AW: Re: How Do You Pronounce "PostgreSQL"?
Date: 2000-08-24 08:29:50
Message-ID: 11C1E6749A55D411A9670001FA68796336805B@sdexcsrv1.f000.d0188.sd.spardat.at
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> The Hermit Hacker <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> writes:
> >Actually, the one that gets me is those that refer to it as Postgres
> >... postgres was a project out of Berkeley way back in the 80's, early
> >90's ... hell, it was based on a PostQuel language ... this ain't
> >postgres, its only based on it :(
>
> Yes, and besides, if you call it Postgres, you are certain to offend the
> struggling Postgres community.

Is there anybody out there to offend ?

> Those PostQuel language zealots have enough
> problems keeping their technology alive as it is without people going
around
> creating gratuitous brand confusion.

Hmm? Are you suggesting that the PostQuel Postgres is still
under development, and those zealots exist ?
I thought it is dead since Version 4.2.
Could you give me a pointer ?

Thanks
Andreas

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