On 06/17/2016 10:04 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote:
> Merlin Moncure wrote:
>
>> Ugliness is a highly subjective qualifier. OTOH, Backwards
>> compatibility, at least when the checks are properly written :-), is a
>> very objective benefit.
>
> This is the argument that made us kept the PostgreSQL name instead of
> renaming back to Postgres. I'm not a fan of it.
>
Well ... no.
We kept the PostgreSQL name for three reasons.
Back in 2005, which was the last time we could have reasonably changed
it, nobody had the time/energy to do all of the
search-and-replace-and-contact-every-packager required. The folks who
were most enthusiastic about the change wanted someone else to do the
work. Plus, our Japanese community, which was like 40% of our worldwide
community at the time, was opposed to the change.
The third reason is that we have a registered trademark on "PostgreSQL",
but "postgres" is public domain.
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Josh Berkus
Red Hat OSAS
(any opinions are my own)
