Re: Using Postgres as an alias

2007/9/27, Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>:
> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > - --On Thursday, September 27, 2007 02:17:18 -0400 Bruce Momjian
> > <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> wrote:
> >
> > > Magnus Hagander wrote:
> > >> > FYI, I live near Philadelphia, but everyone here calls it "Philly", and
> > >> > there are even companies that use the name like "Philly Pretzel
> > >> > Company", http://www.phillysoftpretzelfactory.com/pretzelstory.html. I
> > >> > don't call it "Philly" when I am out of the country because few people
> > >> > recognize it outside the USA.
> > >>
> > >> Yes, you do. You may try not to, and you may do it less, but you
> > >> certainly do. Which just proves the force of habit.
> > >
> > > Yea, I am sure you are right. We also say "water" strangely (Wu-der)
> > > which confuses many people too.
> >
> > The point being made is/was that although Postgres is considered as acceptable
> > as Philly is, PostgreSQL is the official name, and what should be used in the
> > *official* documentation ...
>
> OK, but when how do we promote the alias? And isn't the FAQ official?
> We don't have a community that lives together to promote an alias --- we
> have to do it in print somehow. Have you looked at the FAQ changes.
> Please do --- I think it looks fine.
>
> --
FAQ isn't strict technical documentation, and there aliases arn't too
bad. Why do you thing so word Postgres needs any promoting?

Regards
Pavel