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* Update to FAQ @ 2005-11-22 18:28 Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> 0 siblings, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Bruce Momjian @ 2005-11-22 18:28 UTC (permalink / raw) To: PostgreSQL-development <[email protected]>; pgsql-docs I have update the first section of the FAQ: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ.html In particular: o reordered items to be more logical o added clarification of license o added section about bug reporting replies o added section of feature requests -- Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us [email protected] | (610) 359-1001 + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania 19073 ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 6+ messages in thread
* Update to FAQ @ 2008-04-09 00:18 Joshua D. Drake <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:35 ` Re: Update to FAQ Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Joshua D. Drake @ 2008-04-09 00:18 UTC (permalink / raw) To: pgsql-docs To address naming issue. -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate Attachments: [text/x-patch] faq.diff (1.3K, 2-faq.diff) download | inline diff: Index: FAQ =================================================================== RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/FAQ,v retrieving revision 1.452 diff -c -r1.452 FAQ *** FAQ 3 Mar 2008 16:22:55 -0000 1.452 --- FAQ 9 Apr 2008 00:13:38 -0000 *************** *** 105,114 **** company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html ! Postgres is a widely-used nickname for PostgreSQL. It was the original ! name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly preferred over other ! nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard to pronounce, call it ! 'Postgres' instead. 1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL? --- 105,118 ---- company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html ! In November 2007 a classic Open Source debate took place on whether ! or not to change the name of the PostgreSQL project to Postgres. ! It was decided that Postgres would be an officially recognized ! nickname but that the name would remain PostgreSQL. Postgres was ! the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly ! preferred over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard ! to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. ! 1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL? ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: Update to FAQ 2008-04-09 00:18 Update to FAQ Joshua D. Drake <[email protected]> @ 2008-04-09 00:35 ` Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:42 ` Re: Update to FAQ Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]> 0 siblings, 1 reply; 6+ messages in thread From: Bruce Momjian @ 2008-04-09 00:35 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Joshua D. Drake <[email protected]>; +Cc: pgsql-docs I don't see the value in referencing a community discussion in the FAQ. What is the goal for this change? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joshua D. Drake wrote: > To address naming issue. > > > -- > The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ > PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ > United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ > Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > > [ Attachment, skipping... ] > > -- > Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs -- Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: Update to FAQ 2008-04-09 00:18 Update to FAQ Joshua D. Drake <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:35 ` Re: Update to FAQ Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> @ 2008-04-09 00:42 ` Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:46 ` Re: Update to FAQ Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:52 ` Re: Update to FAQ Joshua D. Drake <[email protected]> 0 siblings, 2 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Greg Sabino Mullane @ 2008-04-09 00:42 UTC (permalink / raw) To: pgsql-docs -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: RIPEMD160 Joshua proposed: ! In November 2007 a classic Open Source debate took place on whether ! or not to change the name of the PostgreSQL project to Postgres. ! It was decided that Postgres would be an officially recognized ! nickname but that the name would remain PostgreSQL. Postgres was ! the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly ! preferred over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard ! to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. ! The debate has certainly spread well before (and after) November 2007. Not sure what makes it a "classic Open Source debate" either. Because it was debated in the open? I think the "decision" was basically Core's punting of making the tough but necessary decision to make the project name pronounceable once again (if I can add some spin of my own :). If we are going to say "It was decided", we need to state who (Core) actually did the decreeing / deciding. In case it wasn't clear, I'm not in support of changing the FAQ as proposed above. - -- Greg Sabino Mullane [email protected] PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200804082039 http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iEYEAREDAAYFAkf8ELYACgkQvJuQZxSWSsjOdACgn6htAFGYQsM70I3TDkQhM+Nh pFsAn2fyWe7lNIcHkBnVMcMIBL1xDM7G =Nxri -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: Update to FAQ 2008-04-09 00:18 Update to FAQ Joshua D. Drake <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:35 ` Re: Update to FAQ Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:42 ` Re: Update to FAQ Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]> @ 2008-04-09 00:46 ` Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Bruce Momjian @ 2008-04-09 00:46 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]>; +Cc: pgsql-docs Greg Sabino Mullane wrote: [ There is text before PGP section. ] > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > > Joshua proposed: > > ! In November 2007 a classic Open Source debate took place on whether > ! or not to change the name of the PostgreSQL project to Postgres. > ! It was decided that Postgres would be an officially recognized > ! nickname but that the name would remain PostgreSQL. Postgres was > ! the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly > ! preferred over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard > ! to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. > ! > > The debate has certainly spread well before (and after) November 2007. > Not sure what makes it a "classic Open Source debate" either. Because > it was debated in the open? I think the "decision" was basically > Core's punting of making the tough but necessary decision to make > the project name pronounceable once again (if I can add some spin > of my own :). If we are going to say "It was decided", we need > to state who (Core) actually did the decreeing / deciding. > > In case it wasn't clear, I'm not in support of changing the FAQ > as proposed above. In looking at it now I see the Berkeley sentence isn't necessary so I just remove it. (It was copied from the documentation.) New text: <P>Postgres is a widely-used nickname for PostgreSQL. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead.</P> Shorter is better in the FAQ. -- Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 6+ messages in thread
* Re: Update to FAQ 2008-04-09 00:18 Update to FAQ Joshua D. Drake <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:35 ` Re: Update to FAQ Bruce Momjian <[email protected]> 2008-04-09 00:42 ` Re: Update to FAQ Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]> @ 2008-04-09 00:52 ` Joshua D. Drake <[email protected]> 1 sibling, 0 replies; 6+ messages in thread From: Joshua D. Drake @ 2008-04-09 00:52 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Greg Sabino Mullane <[email protected]>; +Cc: pgsql-docs On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:42:07 -0000 "Greg Sabino Mullane" <[email protected]> wrote: > ! In November 2007 a classic Open Source debate took place on > whether ! or not to change the name of the PostgreSQL project to > Postgres. ! It was decided that Postgres would be an officially > recognized ! nickname but that the name would remain PostgreSQL. > Postgres was ! the original name of the project at Berkeley and is > strongly ! preferred over other nicknames. If you find > 'PostgreSQL' hard ! to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. > ! > > The debate has certainly spread well before (and after) November 2007. The "decision" came down from core in 11/2007 which is why I referenced it. > Not sure what makes it a "classic Open Source debate" either. Long winded, full of flames and pointless :P > Because > it was debated in the open? I think the "decision" was basically > Core's punting of making the tough but necessary decision to make > the project name pronounceable once again (if I can add some spin > of my own :). If we are going to say "It was decided", we need > to state who (Core) actually did the decreeing / deciding. Dave Page: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-advocacy/2007-11/msg00109.php Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate ^ permalink raw reply [nested|flat] 6+ messages in thread
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