Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)

From: Lew <lew(at)lwsc(dot)ehost-services(dot)com>
To: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL)
Date: 2007-09-22 15:24:49
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Christopher Petrilli wrote:
>> a majority of the databases in the open source world are burdened with
>> SQL in their name, this isn't true in the commercial world:
...
>> * SQL Server

Isn't this one "burdened" with "SQL" in its name?

>> * DB/2

Dan Scott wrote:
> If it's any consolation, DB2 (proper form - no slash) seems to be
> burdened with a name that continues to suffer from branding confusion
> with the defunct OS/2. Even IBMers get it wrong.
>
> I don't expect they'll be changing the name, though.

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Lew

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