Re: Changing the name

Thom Brown wrote:
> > instant conversation starter... I can't count how many times I have had
> > a conversation with someone, told them what I do and then have to
> > explain what it is just because the name is difficult to pronounce.
> >
> > In short, the "problems" we have with the name are semantic. When used
> > strategically it rocks.
> >
> > Joshua D. Drake
> >
> >
> > Plus it has "SQL" in the name, to counter MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server,
> SQLite. When someone sees the name Firebird, they might think of a cross
> between Firefox and Thunderbird (and Firefox was originally called
> Firebird), or the name of an old games company. FileMaker... wtf?
> Ingres... wtf2? Informix Dynamic Server... what's that supposed to be then?

Yes, don't get me started with Microsoft SQL Server. How do you even
Google for that effectively, set aside the confusion in conversation?
The "SQL" suffix does help us here.

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