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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In response to Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  (Decibel! <decibel@decibel.org>)
Responses Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  ("Joshua D. Drake" <jdrake@postgresql.org>)
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Decibel! wrote:
> PostgreSQL is,
> flat-out, a *bad* name. It's akin to Ford calling a car
> "MustangELECTRICSTART"

"MustanGELECTRIcstart"  would be a more fair comparison.




> Someone mentioned companies that are already using Postgres instead of
> PostgreSQL. I think it says something that the last 3 companies that
> have started up with PostgreSQL (Greenplum, Pervasive, EnterpriseDB)
> have shunned the name. Heck, Greenplum and EnterpriseDB have shunned the
> name multiple times (names that don't contain PostgreSQL but could:
> Greenplum, MPP, Bizgres, EnterpriseDB, EnterpriseDB Advanced Server,
> EnterpriseDB Postgres). Oh, I forgot ExtenDB, too.

And "Red Hat Database"

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