On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 04:56:05PM +0000, Dave Page wrote:
> Per some brief discussion on the core list, the attached patch updates the
> licence preamble to more accurately reflect the use of Postgres vs.
> PostgreSQL (see https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/project-name/ for
> background from many years ago).
> --- a/COPYRIGHT
> +++ b/COPYRIGHT
> @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
> PostgreSQL Database Management System
> -(formerly known as Postgres, then as Postgres95)
> +(also known as Postgres, formerly as Postgres95)
>
> Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2025, PostgreSQL Global Development Group
I'm not seeing this change as aligned with
https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/project-name/, which says Postgres
"is an alias or nickname and is not the official name of the project." The
official product name did change Postgres -> Postgres95 -> PostgreSQL, with
"Postgres" holding the status of a nickname since Postgres95 became the
official name. Today's text matches that history, and the proposed text
doesn't. Can you share more from the brief discussion? Changing a license
file is an eyebrow-raising event, so we should do it only if the win is clear.
There may be an argument for making this change, but I'm missing it currently.
