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

From Joshua D. Drake
Subject Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
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Msg-id 46D8738B.9080307@postgresql.org
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In response to Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)  (Ron Mayer <rm_pg@cheapcomplexdevices.com>)
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Ron Mayer wrote:
> Decibel! wrote:

>
>> 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

Yes it says they want their own brand and has zero relevance to this
discussion.

 (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.

See above.

Joshua D. Drake


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