| From: | Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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| To: | Robert Bernier <robert(dot)bernier5(at)sympatico(dot)ca> |
| Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: The naming question WAS: Theme of this release: Performance? |
| Date: | 2007-08-27 20:00:55 |
| Message-ID: | 20070827200055.GB30658@alvh.no-ip.org |
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Robert Bernier wrote:
> On Monday 27 August 2007 15:36, Ron Peterson wrote:
> > * Why 'Postgres'? Any marketing effort this large should start from
> > scratch, and consider all possibilities, not just default to something
> > barely different for the sake of easing the terrible pronunciation
> > challenge.
>
> I've noticed that it's easier pronouncing 'Postgres' than 'PostgreSQL'
> in languages other than English (the SQL part gets lost in the
> translation).
Most people are baffled with "postgresql" in spanish. I've had myself
presented as "postgresol developer" before talks. I usually say "our
official name is PostgreSQL but it can be abbreviated as Postgres" and
then consistently use just Postgres all the time.
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Alvaro Herrera http://www.CommandPrompt.com/
PostgreSQL Replication, Consulting, Custom Development, 24x7 support
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