Thread: PostgreSQL name
I was trying to find a thread where the discussion relied on the name, using PostgreSQL or just Postgres. AFAIK there was an agreement and PostgreSQL *won* that discussion, but I am unable to find that thread and I may be wrong. This comes to me because I was trying to push some *advocacy* stuff to the -es mailing list, and now I am not sure on how to proceeed. The case is that the .org FAQ explains that both names are just fine, and I am happy with that, but I seem to recall that PostgreSQL was the preferred option. Though, if this is the case we should change that from the site, right? -- Guido Barosio ----------------------- http://www.globant.com guido.barosio@globant.com
This was one of the threads, but the discussion is not the one that I am after. http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-advocacy/2008-01/msg00218.php gb.- On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 2:29 AM, Guido Barosio <gbarosio@gmail.com> wrote: > I was trying to find a thread where the discussion relied on the name, > using PostgreSQL or just Postgres. > > AFAIK there was an agreement and PostgreSQL *won* that discussion, but > I am unable to find that thread and I may be wrong. This comes to me > because I was trying to push some *advocacy* stuff to the -es mailing > list, and now I am not sure on how to proceeed. > > The case is that the .org FAQ explains that both names are just fine, > and I am happy with that, but I seem to recall that PostgreSQL was the > preferred option. Though, if this is the case we should change that > from the site, right? > > > -- > Guido Barosio > ----------------------- > http://www.globant.com > guido.barosio@globant.com > -- Guido Barosio ----------------------- http://www.globant.com guido.barosio@globant.com
On Tuesday 20 May 2008 01:29:08 Guido Barosio wrote:
> I was trying to find a thread where the discussion relied on the name,
> using PostgreSQL or just Postgres.
>
> AFAIK there was an agreement and PostgreSQL *won* that discussion, but
> I am unable to find that thread and I may be wrong. This comes to me
> because I was trying to push some *advocacy* stuff to the -es mailing
> list, and now I am not sure on how to proceeed.
>
> The case is that the .org FAQ explains that both names are just fine,
> and I am happy with that, but I seem to recall that PostgreSQL was the
> preferred option. Though, if this is the case we should change that
> from the site, right?
>
PostgreSQL is the official name of the project, but Postgres is considered an
officially accepted nickname. At this point that means that you should use
the name PostgreSQL when you are creating materials that will represent the
project (for example, the PostgreSQL website uses (or tries to use) the name
PostgreSQL throughout). HTH.
--
Robert Treat
Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} Postgre
Thanks, just what I needed. Sweet.
gb.-
On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 7:37 AM, Robert Treat
<xzilla@users.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> On Tuesday 20 May 2008 01:29:08 Guido Barosio wrote:
>> I was trying to find a thread where the discussion relied on the name,
>> using PostgreSQL or just Postgres.
>>
>> AFAIK there was an agreement and PostgreSQL *won* that discussion, but
>> I am unable to find that thread and I may be wrong. This comes to me
>> because I was trying to push some *advocacy* stuff to the -es mailing
>> list, and now I am not sure on how to proceeed.
>>
>> The case is that the .org FAQ explains that both names are just fine,
>> and I am happy with that, but I seem to recall that PostgreSQL was the
>> preferred option. Though, if this is the case we should change that
>> from the site, right?
>>
>
> PostgreSQL is the official name of the project, but Postgres is considered an
> officially accepted nickname. At this point that means that you should use
> the name PostgreSQL when you are creating materials that will represent the
> project (for example, the PostgreSQL website uses (or tries to use) the name
> PostgreSQL throughout). HTH.
>
> --
> Robert Treat
> Build A Brighter LAMP :: Linux Apache {middleware} Postgre
>
--
Guido Barosio
-----------------------
http://www.globant.com
guido.barosio@globant.com
Guido Barosio wrote: > I was trying to find a thread where the discussion relied on the name, > using PostgreSQL or just Postgres. > There are several threads about it; some of them are [1][2][3]. [1] http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-advocacy/2007-09/msg00257.php [2] http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-advocacy/2007-08/msg00414.php [3] http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2000-08/msg00616.php -- Euler Taveira de Oliveira http://www.timbira.com/
Robert Treat wrote: >> The case is that the .org FAQ explains that both names are just fine, >> and I am happy with that, but I seem to recall that PostgreSQL was the >> preferred option. Though, if this is the case we should change that >> from the site, right? >> > > PostgreSQL is the official name of the project, but Postgres is considered an > officially accepted nickname. At this point that means that you should use > the name PostgreSQL when you are creating materials that will represent the > project (for example, the PostgreSQL website uses (or tries to use) the name > PostgreSQL throughout). HTH. > http://wiki.postgresql.org/wiki/ProjectName Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake