Re: Using Postgres as an alias - Mailing list pgsql-advocacy

From Bruce Momjian
Subject Re: Using Postgres as an alias
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Msg-id 200709270624.l8R6OeA12759@momjian.us
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In response to Re: Using Postgres as an alias  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
Responses Re: Using Postgres as an alias  ("Pavel Stehule" <pavel.stehule@gmail.com>)
Re: Using Postgres as an alias  (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>)
Re: Using Postgres as an alias  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@postgresql.org>)
Re: Using Postgres as an alias  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>)
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Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> - --On Thursday, September 27, 2007 02:17:18 -0400 Bruce Momjian
> <bruce@momjian.us> wrote:
>
> > Magnus Hagander wrote:
> >> > FYI, I live near Philadelphia, but everyone here calls it "Philly", and
> >> > there are even companies that use the name like "Philly Pretzel
> >> > Company", http://www.phillysoftpretzelfactory.com/pretzelstory.html.  I
> >> > don't call it "Philly" when I am out of the country because few people
> >> > recognize it outside the USA.
> >>
> >> Yes, you do. You may try not to, and you may do it less, but you
> >> certainly do. Which just proves the force of habit.
> >
> > Yea, I am sure you are right.   We also say "water" strangely (Wu-der)
> > which confuses many people too.
>
> The point being made is/was that although Postgres is considered as acceptable
> as Philly is, PostgreSQL is the official name, and what should be used in the
> *official* documentation ...

OK, but when how do we promote the alias?  And isn't the FAQ official?
We don't have a community that lives together to promote an alias --- we
have to do it in print somehow.  Have you looked at the FAQ changes.
Please do --- I think it looks fine.

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