Re: Change the name

From: Bruce Momjian <bruce(at)momjian(dot)us>
To: Robert Treat <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>
Cc: pgsql-advocacy(at)postgresql(dot)org, josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com, Andy Astor <andy(dot)astor(at)enterprisedb(dot)com>, Peter Eisentraut <peter_e(at)gmx(dot)net>
Subject: Re: Change the name
Date: 2007-09-14 15:49:43
Message-ID: 200709141549.l8EFnhq20388@momjian.us
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Robert Treat wrote:
> > > In other words, before we take a vote on whether the bike shed should be
> > > red, we should first check to see if we can afford red paint.
> > >
> > > Such a proposal should also include other options like Ron Mayer's very
> > > sensible 20-minute solution (e.g. "Postgres and Postgre are acceptable
> > > alternate names").
> >
> > OK, looks like we now have a list of items to address _if_ we change the
> > name:
> >
> > http://developer.postgresql.org/index.php/Postgres
> >
> > I believe the next step we discussed was to get feedback from the
> > 'general' email list. Correct?
>
> I'd say no. Someone should talk to the packagers to asses viability, and
> someone should review domain names, to asses viability. If those seem viable,
> then open it up. If not, people need to know before they decide.

Are you saying we should ask the packagers email list? I don't see any
other way to ask them.

I heard we were OK with domain names.

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