Re: Change the name - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Ron Peterson
Subject Re: Change the name
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Msg-id 20070915120944.GB20499@yellowbank.com
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In response to Re: Change the name  (Markus Schiltknecht <markus@bluegap.ch>)
Responses Re: Change the name  (Markus Schiltknecht <markus@bluegap.ch>)
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2007-09-15_07:44:38-0400 Markus Schiltknecht <markus@bluegap.ch>:

> >That already happened.  There has only been one official name for some
> >time now, but people still continue using an unofficial name that they
> >like better.  How would switching the official name change this?
>
> Huh? That seems obvious: switching to the easier name means adopting
> what people generally seem to like better. So that nobody must
> abbreviate the name anymore, because it's short and simple enough.

That's based on the assumption that everyone believes 'Postgres' is
clearly a better name, and that 'PostgreSQL' was simply an unfortunate
historical accident.  That's not true.

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Ron Peterson
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