Re: AW: How Do You Pronounce "PostgreSQL"?

Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>

From: Bruce Momjian <pgman@candle.pha.pa.us>
To: Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at>
Cc: PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 2000-10-15T18:38:42Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
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> 
> > In my personal experience, out in the real world, people refer to it as
> > "Postgres". The QL being a mouthful, and contrary to the common practice
> > of pronouncing SQL as SEQUEL. While Marc points out that technically
> > Postgres died when it left Berkeley, that discontinuity is really only
> > something we choose to acknowledge. As Henry points out, SQL 
> > is only one
> > feature that happened to be added. Apart from not owning the domain
> > name, why shouldn't it just be "Postgres"?
> 
> Everybody I know also still sais "Postgres", leaving out the Q L
> becaus it is too long. In german we would not have the "sequel"  problem, 
> since we pronounce it "ess ku ell". I think they all know that they are
> really 
> referring to PostgreSQL.

Someone once described our name as anti-marketing.  That point hit home
with me.


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