Re: "Postgre" WAS: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL) - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Josh Berkus
Subject Re: "Postgre" WAS: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
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Msg-id 200708282336.14270.josh@agliodbs.com
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In response to Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  (Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan@kaltenbrunner.cc>)
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Re: "Postgre" WAS: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
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Stefan, other English and German speakers:

> this usually only happens when somebody uses "postgre" - never seen
> people complain about "postgres" ...

This travel season I spent considerable time in Brazil and Italy.  Thing is,
there is *no* reasonable way to pronounce "PostgreSQL" with a Portuguese or
Italian accent.  It's a tongue-twister.

Given that it's more important to us that the Brazillian, Italian and
Spanish-speaking communities grow and get active in the worldwide community,
can we cut them some slack on pronounciation?   Can we please stop knee-jerk
reacting to an understandable mispronunciation / abbreviation?

Honestly, it makes our community sound like the people who insist on
"Gnu/Linux" all the time or "Lego Brand Building Blocks".

--
Josh Berkus
PostgreSQL @ Sun
San Francisco

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