Thread: First rule of advocacy ... I think ...
Make sure ppl spell the software's name correctly ... Josh, you were email'd directly from O'Reilly on that poll, no? Or did I mis-understand where that note came from? Can you find out for us *why* it is that they have a PostgreSQL "tread" at OSCON, but can't spell it right for a simple poll? Yup, just checked http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2003/ and apparently some ppl in the company *can* spell it correctly, since it refers everywhere to PostgreSQL ... ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664
Marc, > Josh, you were email'd directly from O'Reilly on that poll, no? No. If it had been, I would have mentioned the source. I personally don't think it's worth bothering with. -- Josh Berkus Aglio Database Solutions San Francisco
> No. If it had been, I would have mentioned the source. > > I personally don't think it's worth bothering with. I would second this. Most people I know try to say PostgreSQL only until they install it, then call it Postgres. It is our own fault for having a difficult name for the software. If were up to me, we would change back to Postgres as it is even easier to say than MySQL (less syllables). I seriously doubt there is any confusion as to whether Postgres == PostgreSQL. Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake >
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"in private" (ie. when talking with someone, or on the mailing lists), use of 'Postgres' or 'PgSQL' is widely used, but when dealing with a public arena (ie. online polls, articles, etc), the formal name should be very much encouraged and corrected ... On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Joshua Drake wrote: > > > No. If it had been, I would have mentioned the source. > > > > I personally don't think it's worth bothering with. > > I would second this. Most people I know try to say PostgreSQL only until > they install it, then call it Postgres. It is our own fault for having a > difficult name for the software. > > If were up to me, we would change back to Postgres as it is even easier > to say than MySQL (less syllables). > > I seriously doubt there is any confusion as to whether Postgres == > PostgreSQL. > > Sincerely, > > Joshua D. Drake > > > > > > > ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664
Thanks Scott ... much appreciated :) On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, scott.marlowe wrote: > Well, I posted a message pointing out the error and they've now changed > it in the survey... > > On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > > > > "in private" (ie. when talking with someone, or on the mailing lists), use > > of 'Postgres' or 'PgSQL' is widely used, but when dealing with a public > > arena (ie. online polls, articles, etc), the formal name should be very > > much encouraged and corrected ... > > > > On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Joshua Drake wrote: > > > > > > > > > No. If it had been, I would have mentioned the source. > > > > > > > > I personally don't think it's worth bothering with. > > > > > > I would second this. Most people I know try to say PostgreSQL only until > > > they install it, then call it Postgres. It is our own fault for having a > > > difficult name for the software. > > > > > > If were up to me, we would change back to Postgres as it is even easier > > > to say than MySQL (less syllables). > > > > > > I seriously doubt there is any confusion as to whether Postgres == > > > PostgreSQL. > > > > > > Sincerely, > > > > > > Joshua D. Drake > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) > > Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664 > > > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster > > > > ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664
Well, I posted a message pointing out the error and they've now changed it in the survey... On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote: > > "in private" (ie. when talking with someone, or on the mailing lists), use > of 'Postgres' or 'PgSQL' is widely used, but when dealing with a public > arena (ie. online polls, articles, etc), the formal name should be very > much encouraged and corrected ... > > On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Joshua Drake wrote: > > > > > > No. If it had been, I would have mentioned the source. > > > > > > I personally don't think it's worth bothering with. > > > > I would second this. Most people I know try to say PostgreSQL only until > > they install it, then call it Postgres. It is our own fault for having a > > difficult name for the software. > > > > If were up to me, we would change back to Postgres as it is even easier > > to say than MySQL (less syllables). > > > > I seriously doubt there is any confusion as to whether Postgres == > > PostgreSQL. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Joshua D. Drake > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ---- > Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) > Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664 > > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- > TIP 4: Don't 'kill -9' the postmaster >