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commit    7c1429465cb2e2531e5779b8bc0caf0d51f9dc03
Author:   Daniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>
Date:     Sun Apr 06 22:03:18 2025 +0000
First released in: 18.0, 13.21, 14.18, 15.13, 16.9, 17.5

    doc: Clarify project naming
    
    Clarify the project naming in the history section of the docs
    to match the recent license preamble changes.
    
    Backpatch to all supported versions.
    
    Author: Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org>
    Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se>
    Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+OCxozLzK2+Jc14XZyWXSp6L9Ot+3efwXUE35FJG=fsbib2EA@mail.gmail.com
    Backpatch-through: 13


 doc/src/sgml/history.sgml | 9 ++++-----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml
index ff094eb4014..629fc3fbde4 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml
@@ -197,11 +197,10 @@
   </para>
 
   <para>
-   Many people continue to refer to
-   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> as <quote>Postgres</quote>
-   (now rarely in all capital letters) because of tradition or because
-   it is easier to pronounce.  This usage is widely accepted as a
-   nickname or alias.
+   <productname>Postgres</productname> is still considered an official
+   project name, both because of tradition and because people find it
+   easier to pronounce <productname>Postgres</productname> than
+   <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.
   </para>
 
   <para>


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