Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Tom Lane
Subject Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly
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Msg-id 8102.1025841563@sss.pgh.pa.us
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In response to Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>)
Responses Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly  (Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>)
Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly  (Curt Sampson <cjs@cynic.net>)
Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly  ("Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>)
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"Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org> writes:
>> At some point, we may have to modify our name and start at 1.0 again.

> Ya, that's it ... we've only spent, what, 8 years now making 'PostgreSQL'
> known, so let's change the name *just* so that we can start at 1.0 and
> face a new challenge of getting ppl to recognize the name?

I've heard a number of people opine that we should go back to just plain
'Postgres', which is pronounceable by the uninitiate, and besides which
that's what we use informally most of the time.  'PostgreSQL' is about
as marketing-unfriendly a name as you could easily find...

I'd not be in favor of picking something new out of the blue, but I'd
pick 'Postgres' over 'PostgreSQL' if it were up to me.

            regards, tom lane



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