Re: followup on previous

Just a slight nitpick, shouldn't this line:

# - Previous Postgres Versions -

Be this:

# - Previous PostgreSQL Versions -

Chris

Thomas liked Postgres rather than PostgreSQL in the docs, and I think
that's where it came from. I use Postgres in speaking, and PostgreSQL
in writing, so I guess either is OK.

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Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> Just a slight nitpick, shouldn't this line:
>
> # - Previous Postgres Versions -
>
> Be this:
>
> # - Previous PostgreSQL Versions -
>
> Chris
>
>
> ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your
> joining column's datatypes do not match
>

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I just seem to recall a discussion where we decided to 'standardise' on
PostgreSQL...I'm not fussed tho.

Chris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
To: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
Cc: "Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: [HACKERS] followup on previous

>
> Thomas liked Postgres rather than PostgreSQL in the docs, and I think
> that's where it came from. I use Postgres in speaking, and PostgreSQL
> in writing, so I guess either is OK.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
>
> Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:
> > Just a slight nitpick, shouldn't this line:
> >
> > # - Previous Postgres Versions -
> >
> > Be this:
> >
> > # - Previous PostgreSQL Versions -
> >
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > ---------------------------(end of broadcast)---------------------------
> > TIP 9: the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if
your
> > joining column's datatypes do not match
> >
>
> --
> Bruce Momjian | http://candle.pha.pa.us
> pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us | (610) 359-1001
> + If your life is a hard drive, | 13 Roberts Road
> + Christ can be your backup. | Newtown Square, Pennsylvania
19073
>

We wouldn't like to have it called Ingres too...
Spoken language is different from written, so docs should be precise.
PostgreSQL is a mark, and should be used as careful as it deserves.

Regards,
Andreas

Christopher Kings-Lynne wrote:

>I just seem to recall a discussion where we decided to 'standardise' on
>PostgreSQL...I'm not fussed tho.
>
>Chris
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
>To: "Christopher Kings-Lynne" <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>
>Cc: "Hackers" <pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org>
>Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2003 12:53 PM
>Subject: Re: [HACKERS] followup on previous
>
>
>
>
>>Thomas liked Postgres rather than PostgreSQL in the docs, and I think
>>that's where it came from. I use Postgres in speaking, and PostgreSQL
>>in writing, so I guess either is OK.
>>
>>
>>

Chris,

> I just seem to recall a discussion where we decided to 'standardise' on
> PostgreSQL...I'm not fussed tho.

Putting on marketing hat:

While branding is important, unlike other projects the shortened version of
our name is still distinctive and unique ... "Postgres" is unlikely to be
mistaken for anything else.

So we should use "PostgreSQL" whenever we can remember, and correct the
abbreviated form where we see it in the documentation, but it's probably not
worth a global search-and-replace in the docs.

--
Josh Berkus
Aglio Database Solutions
San Francisco

Josh Berkus <josh(at)agliodbs(dot)com> writes:
> Putting on marketing hat:
> While branding is important, unlike other projects the shortened version of
> our name is still distinctive and unique ... "Postgres" is unlikely to be
> mistaken for anything else.

Also, we should continue to use it reasonably frequently to help keep
newbies from falling into the supposition that the shortened version
is "Postgre" ...

regards, tom lane