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

From Ron Mayer
Subject Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
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Msg-id 46D5C74A.1000107@cheapcomplexdevices.com
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In response to Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  (Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>)
Responses Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  (Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com>)
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Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> There _will_ be confusion, work
> for package maintainers, nasty upgrade problems with oldbies who say,
> "Oh, I don't want Postgres; I want the SQL-engine one," and edits to
> the manual.

For those people, perhaps we rename "postmaster" to "postSQLmaster"
so they don't get too confused and can still see that SQL's in there
somewhere.

More seriously - I agree that there's work - but if there's a transition
period where "postgres" is the preferred name and "postgresql" is the
alternative acceptable name that work doesn't have to be a time-critical crisis.

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