Re: Change the name (was: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL))

From: Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org>
Cc: "Decibel!" <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>, PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Change the name (was: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL))
Date: 2007-09-04 07:42:01
Message-ID: 46DD0C49.9030302@postgresql.org
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Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
>
> --On Monday, September 03, 2007 13:20:39 -0500 Decibel! <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>
> wrote:
>
>> Ok, well, at the least then we really need to focus discussion on
>> "Should we change the name" and quit worrying about how we'll actually
>> do it.
>
> The other option is that EDB creates a Postgres community, GPLs the code and
> puts it all into Subversion, and run it in parallel to the PostgreSQL community
> ... then everyone that wants to keep the status quo can stick around and
> continue marketing and pushing PostgreSQL, and those that "want change" can
> just move over to that new project ...
>
> Now, *that* would be an interesting experiment ...

Won't happen - we use CVS, not Subversion.

;-)

Regards, Dave

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