Re: Using Postgres as an alias

From: "Pavel Stehule" <pavel(dot)stehule(at)gmail(dot)com>
To: "Dave Page" <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: "Bruce Momjian" <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "Magnus Hagander" <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com, derek(dot)rodner(at)enterprisedb(dot)com, peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Using Postgres as an alias
Date: 2007-09-27 08:10:07
Message-ID: 162867790709270110p6f135dd1g2e180dda3a8c53c5@mail.gmail.com
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2007/9/27, Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>:
> Pavel Stehule wrote:
> > FAQ isn't strict technical documentation, and there aliases arn't too
> > bad. Why do you thing so word Postgres needs any promoting?
>
> Isn't it obvious from the number of people calling it Postgre that an
> acceptable short form should be promoted?
>
> Earlier in this round of discussion it seemed that most people didn't
> like seeing postgre, but we were split on an official name change to
> Postgres. Doesn't it therefore make sense to leave the official name,
> and just promote the acceptable short name?

?? I am sorry, but I really don't see any sense for it. No.

Pavel

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