Re: FAQ 1.1

From: Klint Gore <kg(at)kgb(dot)une(dot)edu(dot)au>
To: Michael Talbot-Wilson <mtw(at)view(dot)net(dot)au>
Cc: pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: FAQ 1.1
Date: 2006-03-28 02:14:28
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On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:10:15 +0930 (CST), Michael Talbot-Wilson <mtw(at)view(dot)net(dot)au> wrote:
> How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL?

we just use postgres.

> They say that SQL should be pronounced "Sequel" and I've even met
> people who do that.

I hate that. It's an acronym not a word - you say the letters.

Who's "they"? The only datbase vendor I've heard call their own product
"sequel" is MS.

klint.

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