Re: Change the name (was: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL))

From: Decibel! <decibel(at)decibel(dot)org>
To: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
Cc: PostgreSQL advocacy <pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Change the name (was: The naming question (Postgres vs PostgreSQL))
Date: 2007-09-03 18:20:39
Message-ID: 20070903182039.GB38801@decibel.org
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On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:59:30PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> Decibel! wrote:
> -- Start of PGP signed section.
> > On Mon, Sep 03, 2007 at 01:30:54PM -0400, Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > Bruce Momjian wrote:
> > > > I have downloaded the Advocacy email archive for August and September
> > > > and looked at all emails with the subject "naming". I read each email
> > > > and totalled the opinions of all the posters. Of course, this is not
> > > > scientific but it does represent everyone on advocacy who felt the need
> > > > to comment on the thread.
> > > >
> > > > The totals are 15 for no change and 30 for a change to "Postgres". The
> > > > number who favored "PostgresQL" were minimal. If you have additions or
> > > > corrections, please email me privately and I will repost the list.
> > >
> > > Oops, I had a few duplicates in that list. Here is the right one.
> > > (Seems I need to use a database with unique constraints.)
> > >
> > > This shows 70% in favor of a change to "Postgres", so far.
> > >
> > > Of course, this is not a vote on _how_ to implement the change.
> >
> > I'm going to go out on a limb here and ask... can we now at least agree
> > to change the name to Postgres, stop debating that point, and start
> > thinking about *how* to change the name?
>
> Yea, I think that is a limb. People have thrown all sort of ideas on
> why/why not to make the change, so I think we need to give more time for
> that.

Ok, well, at the least then we really need to focus discussion on
"Should we change the name" and quit worrying about how we'll actually
do it.
--
Decibel!, aka Jim Nasby decibel(at)decibel(dot)org
EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com 512.569.9461 (cell)

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