Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)

From:	Dave Page <dpage(at)postgresql(dot)org>
To:	Jim Nasby <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>
Cc:	Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, John Wang <johncwang(at)gmail(dot)com>
Subject:	Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
Date:	2007-09-03 10:15:17
Message-ID:	46DBDEB5.8080306@postgresql.org
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