Re: Using Postgres as an alias

From: "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Using Postgres as an alias
Date: 2007-09-26 17:36:12
Message-ID: 46FA988C.6020202@commandprompt.com
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Greg Sabino Mullane wrote:
>
> Bruce Momjian wrote:
>> In an attempt to get "Postgres" more widely used, I propose changing
>> "PostgreSQL" to "Postgres" in the documentation when there is more than
>> one mention of "PostgreSQL" in the same paragraph. The same could be done
>> with the FAQ.
>
>> Objections?
>
>
> Joshua Drake responded:
>> It is a complete and utter waste of time. Don't you have enough to
>> focus on than worrying about this?
>
> While I somewhat agree with Peter's later point, why this response?
> Bruce's time is his to do with as he sees fit. This is a volunteer project.
> Obviously this issue is important to Bruce.

Granted my response was harsh, likely due to the incessant and
ridiculous thread of changing the name in the first place.

Bruce was just simply asking what people thought. I responded fiercely,
in that I think it is a complete and utter waste of time.

However, it is his time.

Sincerely,

Joshua D. Draek

>
>

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