Received: from localhost (unknown [200.46.204.183]) by developer.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 410412E0083 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:49:58 -0300 (ADT) Received: from developer.postgresql.org ([200.46.204.71]) by localhost (mx1.hub.org [200.46.204.183]) (amavisd-maia, port 10024) with ESMTP id 85605-01 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:49:56 -0300 (ADT) X-Greylist: from auto-whitelisted by SQLgrey-1.7.5 Received: from lists.commandprompt.com (host-159.commandprompt.net [207.173.203.159]) by developer.postgresql.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9D2492E0084 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2008 21:49:55 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (or-69-34-217-90.sta.embarqhsd.net [69.34.217.90]) (authenticated bits=0) by lists.commandprompt.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id m390oUw2005136 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:50:31 -0700 Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 17:52:54 -0700 From: "Joshua D. Drake" To: "Greg Sabino Mullane" Cc: pgsql-docs@postgresql.org Subject: Re: Update to FAQ Message-ID: <20080408175254.59b620bd@commandprompt.com> In-Reply-To: <3b3c7bfb8422272fc946732c1f48aeaf@biglumber.com> References: <200804090035.m390ZeD13136@momjian.us> <3b3c7bfb8422272fc946732c1f48aeaf@biglumber.com> Organization: Command Prompt, Inc. X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.0.2 (GTK+ 2.12.0; x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH, not delayed by milter-greylist-4.0 (lists.commandprompt.com [207.173.203.159]); Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:50:31 -0700 (PDT) X-Virus-Scanned: Maia Mailguard 1.0.1 X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.474 tagged_above=0 required=5 tests=AWL=-1.658, URIBL_OB_SURBL=2.132 X-Spam-Level: X-Archive-Number: 200804/6 X-Sequence-Number: 4866 On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:42:07 -0000 "Greg Sabino Mullane" 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