Re: Using Postgres as an alias

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: "Marc G(dot) Fournier" <scrappy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Cc: Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net>, jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com, 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: 2007-09-27 06:24:40
Message-ID: 200709270624.l8R6OeA12759@momjian.us
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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.

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