Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly

On Sat, Jul 06, 2002 at 02:30:17PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Marc G. Fournier wrote:
> > On Sat, 6 Jul 2002, Tom Lane wrote:
> >
> > > Bruce Momjian <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us> writes:
> > > > The idea of calling it "Postgres SQL Server" has merit because it is so
> > > > close to what we already have, just an added 's' and a space.
> > >
> > > ... and a M$ trademark violation suit, just waiting to happen whenever
> > > M$ decides we are big enough to be a threat.
> > >
> > > Stay far far away from any name including "SQL Server".
> > >
> > > (I still like plain "Postgres" though.)
> >
> > Nobody to date, I don't believe, has jumped down ppls throat for
> > informally calling it Postres .. the "formal" name is PostgreSQL ..
> > nothing stop's ppl from using Postgres in 'conversation' though ... I
> > personaly use PgSQL more often then not, since I find ppl seem to be able
>
> I think that is because PgSQL is a full acronym, rather than a mixed
> word/acronym combination, though actually if Pg were a word, they would
> say pu-gu-SQL. The 'my' in MySQL is a word so they say it that way.

I often hear it pronounced Pig-Squeal, which is memorable, but may not
give the right impression.

Cheers,
Steve