From: | "Joshua D(dot) Drake" <jd(at)commandprompt(dot)com> |
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To: | Steve Atkins <steve(at)blighty(dot)com> |
Cc: | pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org |
Subject: | Re: Using Postgres as an alias |
Date: | 2007-09-27 16:23:40 |
Message-ID: | 46FBD90C.4020205@commandprompt.com |
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Steve Atkins wrote:
>> We don't *promote* the alias ... we mention it in the FAQ as being
>> *accepted*
>
> It's not just mentioned in the FAQ as being accepted. The FAQ uses a
> random mish-mash of both Postgres and PostgreSQL. In most cases
> it feels as though they're two closely related, but different products.
>
> For example, FAQ 1.2 talks about PostgreSQL, then parenthetically
> tells people to look elsewhere to get involved in Postgres development.
>
> FAQ 1.3 makes it clear that Windows XP and friends will run
> PostgreSQL, but Windows 95 and friends can only run Postgres.
Hmmm... I didn't see these changes. These are clearly bad and short
sighted, nor were they approved by consensus.
Joshua D. Drake
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