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

From Stefan Kaltenbrunner
Subject Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
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Msg-id 46D50F87.8060105@kaltenbrunner.cc
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In response to Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  (Steve Atkins <steve@blighty.com>)
Responses Re: "Postgre" WAS: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  (Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com>)
Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  (Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com>)
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Steve Atkins wrote:
>
> On Aug 28, 2007, at 6:28 PM, Bruce Momjian wrote:
>
>> The bottom line for me is that when people say PostgreSQL for the first
>> time they are never sure they are doing it right.  That can't be good
>> for us.
>
> If the immediate response to someone who has problems with their
> postgres system on IRC / email weren't "Yer sayin' it wrong, dummy!"
> that'd be less of a problem. It's an ugly blemish on what are otherwise
> very helpful peer support fora.

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


Stefan

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