Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)

From: Ron Mayer <rm_pg(at)cheapcomplexdevices(dot)com>
To: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
Subject: Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
Date: 2007-08-31 20:11:24
Message-ID: 46D875EC.5010604@cheapcomplexdevices.com
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Robert Treat wrote:
> That doesnt make it a bad name. There are several very popular databases that
> have SQL in thier name.

But none that insist on pronunciations like "Mice Q. L." for "MySQL"
or "Microsofts Q. L. server" for "Microsoft SQL Server"

>> (Greenplum, MPP, Bizgres...).
>
> It says that they were concerned about the trademark issues around postgresql,
> and were concerned about not being able to differentiate thier products from
> the community postgresql product.

"BizgreSQL" surely wouldn't have had any trademark issues.
But I bet new users would have called it "Bizgre".

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