Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)

From: Jim Nasby <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>
To: Robert Bernier <robert(dot)bernier5(at)sympatico(dot)ca>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Ron Peterson <ron(dot)peterson(at)yellowbank(dot)com>, Greg Sabino Mullane <greg(at)turnstep(dot)com>
Subject: Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
Date: 2007-08-28 15:24:45
Message-ID: BB9631F3-1411-4535-BE71-B3FDDBDFF949@decibel.org
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On Aug 28, 2007, at 10:15 AM, Robert Bernier wrote:
> On Tuesday 28 August 2007 11:06, Dave Page wrote:
>> Decibel! wrote:
>>> I think we can just as easily make the change without any real
>>> fanfare
>>> at all.
>>
>> I'm inclined to agree. For the most part we could all just slowly
>> change
>> things to 'Postgres'. I doubt anyone would really notice, except we'd
>> get fewer people getting it wrong!
>
> How about a vote?
>
> How many people feel we should adopt 'postgres' for the '9.0'
> reference documentation (let's leave the issue of the tons of work
> involved out of the debate for the moment)?

I vote we just make the change without any fuss, ASAP. But I'll take
any kind of change over sticking with PostgreSQL.
--
Decibel!, aka Jim Nasby decibel(at)decibel(dot)org
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)

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