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1. Small changes for the "no excuses" release

   Mattias Kregert <matti@algonet.se> — 1998-01-20T14:13:37Z

   PostgreSQL seem to have a lot of names;
     Postgres 95, Postgres, Pg, Pgsql ... All these names are used in
     FAQ, filenames, docs, installation info, messages etc.
   
   Examples:
     The backend executable is 'postgres', why not 'postgresql'?
     INSTALL: "User postgres is the Postgres superuser"?
   
   I think it would be a good idea to use only "PostgreSQL" in all
   docs, file names and so on, and "pgsql" as the official abbrev.
   
   This is one of the things new users notice and find strange.
   I know, because I did, and people I know did it too.
   
   Another strange thing is the name "postmaster". Someone doing a 'ps'
   seeing this would probably think it is part of the email system.
   A better way would be to use 'postgresql' only, or perhaps with a
   '--master' option.
   
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2. Re: [HACKERS] Small changes for the "no excuses" release

   Bruce Momjian <maillist@candle.pha.pa.us> — 1998-03-16T02:31:32Z

   > 
   > PostgreSQL seem to have a lot of names;
   >   Postgres 95, Postgres, Pg, Pgsql ... All these names are used in
   >   FAQ, filenames, docs, installation info, messages etc.
   > 
   > Examples:
   >   The backend executable is 'postgres', why not 'postgresql'?
   >   INSTALL: "User postgres is the Postgres superuser"?
   > 
   > I think it would be a good idea to use only "PostgreSQL" in all
   > docs, file names and so on, and "pgsql" as the official abbrev.
   > 
   > This is one of the things new users notice and find strange.
   > I know, because I did, and people I know did it too.
   
   Added to TODO list.
   
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3. Re: [HACKERS] Small changes for the "no excuses" release

   Thomas Lockhart <lockhart@alumni.caltech.edu> — 1998-03-16T06:04:11Z

   > > PostgreSQL seem to have a lot of names;
   > >   Postgres 95, Postgres, Pg, Pgsql ... All these names are used in
   > >   FAQ, filenames, docs, installation info, messages etc.
   > >
   > > Examples:
   > >   The backend executable is 'postgres', why not 'postgresql'?
   > >   INSTALL: "User postgres is the Postgres superuser"?
   > >
   > > I think it would be a good idea to use only "PostgreSQL" in all
   > > docs, file names and so on, and "pgsql" as the official abbrev.
   > >
   > > This is one of the things new users notice and find strange.
   > > I know, because I did, and people I know did it too.
   > 
   > Added to TODO list.
   
   Frankly, the voluminous docs, many adapted from the originals, seem to
   read better using "Postgres" rather than "PostgreSQL" or "Postgres95". I
   changed 'em all after defining what each is in the introduction. Would
   be a good bit of work to change them back, particularly since folks
   aren't volunteering in droves for work on documentation...
   
                           - Tom
   
   

4. Re: [DOCS] Re: [HACKERS] Small changes for the "no excuses" release

   Mattias Kregert <matti@algonet.se> — 1998-03-16T12:20:03Z

   Thomas G. Lockhart wrote:
   >
   > Frankly, the voluminous docs, many adapted from the originals, seem to
   > read better using "Postgres" rather than "PostgreSQL" or "Postgres95". I
   > changed 'em all after defining what each is in the introduction. Would
   > be a good bit of work to change them back, particularly since folks
   > aren't volunteering in droves for work on documentation...
   > 
   >                         - Tom
   
   With sed doing all the work, "a good bit" would be something like
   typing a couple of lines and hitting ENTER.
   
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5. Re: [DOCS] Re: [HACKERS] Small changes for the "no excuses" release

   Peter T Mount <pgdocs@maidast.demon.co.uk> — 1998-03-18T07:37:44Z

   On Mon, 16 Mar 1998, Thomas G. Lockhart wrote:
   
   > > > PostgreSQL seem to have a lot of names;
   > > >   Postgres 95, Postgres, Pg, Pgsql ... All these names are used in
   > > >   FAQ, filenames, docs, installation info, messages etc.
   > > >
   > > > Examples:
   > > >   The backend executable is 'postgres', why not 'postgresql'?
   > > >   INSTALL: "User postgres is the Postgres superuser"?
   > > >
   > > > I think it would be a good idea to use only "PostgreSQL" in all
   > > > docs, file names and so on, and "pgsql" as the official abbrev.
   > > >
   > > > This is one of the things new users notice and find strange.
   > > > I know, because I did, and people I know did it too.
   > > 
   > > Added to TODO list.
   > 
   > Frankly, the voluminous docs, many adapted from the originals, seem to
   > read better using "Postgres" rather than "PostgreSQL" or "Postgres95". I
   > changed 'em all after defining what each is in the introduction. Would
   > be a good bit of work to change them back, particularly since folks
   > aren't volunteering in droves for work on documentation...
   
   Well, I am working on the JDBC docs at the moment (when I can fit it in
   between everything else). I'm just about to plan some tutorials to go in
   as well.
   
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