Re: Change the name - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Change the name
Date
Msg-id 200709141549.l8EFnhq20388@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Change the name  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
Responses Re: Change the name  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Re: Change the name  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
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Robert Treat wrote:
> > > In other words, before we take a vote on whether the bike shed should be
> > > red, we should first check to see if we can afford red paint.
> > >
> > > Such a proposal should also include other options like Ron Mayer's very
> > > sensible 20-minute solution (e.g. "Postgres and Postgre are acceptable
> > > alternate names").
> >
> > OK, looks like we now have a list of items to address _if_ we change the
> > name:
> >
> >     http://developer.postgresql.org/index.php/Postgres
> >
> > I believe the next step we discussed was to get feedback from the
> > 'general' email list.  Correct?
>
> I'd say no. Someone should talk to the packagers to asses viability, and
> someone should review domain names, to asses viability. If those seem viable,
> then open it up. If not, people need to know before they decide.

Are you saying we should ask the packagers email list?  I don't see any
other way to ask them.

I heard we were OK with domain names.

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