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=?iso-8859-15?Q?J=F8rgen_Lie_Pettersen?= <jorgen.lie.pettersen@isys.no> wrote:
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> Dear Sir or Madam!
> 
> I am a student at a university in Norway, and I'm working on a project 
> where I shall be a "seller" for PostgreSQL.
> I was just wondering, why the name PostgreSQL? Is it a shortening for 
> something?

http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs/FAQ.html#1.1

Jim