Re: Change the name

From: Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com>
To: Ron Mayer <rm_pg(at)cheapcomplexdevices(dot)com>
Cc: Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: Change the name
Date: 2007-09-04 19:09:08
Message-ID: 20070904190908.GK6466@alvh.no-ip.org
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Ron Mayer wrote:
> Josh Berkus wrote:
> > When someone steps forward with a concrete proposal
>
> My concrete proposal. I want one simple statement from
> the project that it's OK for people to say both "Postgres"
> and "Postgre" so every customer, salesguy, and executive I
> deal with doesn't get stuck in a terminology flame-war
> evertime they use the obvious short form of PostgreSQL.

> --- 232,242 ----
> <h3 id="item1.1">1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?</h3>
>
> <p>PostgreSQL is pronounced <i>Post-Gres-Q-L</i>, and is also sometimes
> ! referred to as just <i>Postgres</i>.
> ! The unofficial pronunciations of <i>Post-gree</a> and
> ! <i>Post-gray</a> are also acceptable and should not be
> ! objected to when used by new users or customers.
> ! An audio file is available in
> <a href="http://www.postgresql.org/files/postgresql.mp3">MP3 format</a> for
> those would like to hear the pronunciation.</p>

You gotta be kidding. I would reword this as

What is Postgres? How is it pronounced?

Postgres is pronounced Post-Gres, and is sometimes referred to in
written form as PostgreSQL (which is not normally said out aloud).

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