Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly

Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Jul 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
>
> > "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy(at)hub(dot)org> writes:
> > >> At some point, we may have to modify our name and start at 1.0 again.
> >
> > > Ya, that's it ... we've only spent, what, 8 years now making 'PostgreSQL'
> > > known, so let's change the name *just* so that we can start at 1.0 and
> > > face a new challenge of getting ppl to recognize the name?
> >
> > I've heard a number of people opine that we should go back to just plain
> > 'Postgres', which is pronounceable by the uninitiate, and besides which
>
> I can never figure this out ... what is so difficult about 'Postgres-Q-L'?

Beats me, but when the Addison-Wesley publisher called to talk to me
about doing a book, he called is Postgre. I knew we were in trouble.

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