| From: | Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us> |
|---|---|
| To: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
| Cc: | Derek Rodner <derek(dot)rodner(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
| Subject: | Re: Using Postgres as an alias |
| Date: | 2007-09-26 21:39:08 |
| Message-ID: | 200709262139.l8QLd8M04507@momjian.us |
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Joshua D. Drake wrote:
> However.. You will see, even on the same label:
>
> Get a FREE Coke
>
> Coca Cola
>
> ...
>
> Coca Cola has been around since 1886.
>
> What I see is this:
>
> PostgreSQL will *always* be PostgreSQL
>
> PostgreSQL will commonly be referred to as Postgres over time, starting
> with the FAQ and general conversation.
>
> In the long run the two will merge where the pedantic is PostgreSQL and
> the common use is Postgres.
I think this is definitely a possible outcome.
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