| From: | Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> |
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| To: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: "Postgre" WAS: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL) |
| Date: | 2007-08-29 06:36:14 |
| Message-ID: | 200708282336.14270.josh@agliodbs.com |
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Stefan, other English and German speakers:
> this usually only happens when somebody uses "postgre" - never seen
> people complain about "postgres" ...
This travel season I spent considerable time in Brazil and Italy. Thing is,
there is *no* reasonable way to pronounce "PostgreSQL" with a Portuguese or
Italian accent. It's a tongue-twister.
Given that it's more important to us that the Brazillian, Italian and
Spanish-speaking communities grow and get active in the worldwide community,
can we cut them some slack on pronounciation? Can we please stop knee-jerk
reacting to an understandable mispronunciation / abbreviation?
Honestly, it makes our community sound like the people who insist on
"Gnu/Linux" all the time or "Lego Brand Building Blocks".
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Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco
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