From: | "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> |
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To: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: First mention option for Postgres |
Date: | 2007-10-26 20:46:31 |
Message-ID: | A70FEDD3AB7907D250E4E200@ganymede.hub.org |
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- --On Friday, October 26, 2007 13:25:09 -0700 "Joshua D. Drake"
<jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I am sure we are all long bored with this thread (on both sides) so I
> thought I would offer a compromise. When dealing with long documents it
> is quite common to see something like this:
>
> PostgreSQL hereafter referred to as Postgres
>
> I propose that we could have the FAQ and the Docs do the same thing.
> The very first mention in these documents will same something to the
> effect of:
>
> PostgreSQL hereafter referred to as Postgres, is the kick butt database
> of the planet and the dolphin that can't swim doesn't even compare.
>
> My proposal is not suggesting in *any* way that we change
> the following:
>
> The official project name, which is PostgreSQL
> The domain name of the project, which is postgresql.org
>
> Nor am I in anyway suggesting that we "promote" the name Postgres.
If every word in the documentation *except* the very first one states
'Postgres', isn't that "promoting" it? You've just relegated the word
"PostgreSQL" to a footnote as far as the documentation itself is concerned ...
and for what exactly? To save 2 bytes per occurance?
> We
> should instead continue our focus on promoting our project which is
> PostgreSQL
If you are going to promote the name "PostgreSQL", then it should be used on
*everything* official, not just as a leader into the documentation ...
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