Re: Quick questions about postgres name?

On 9/22/25 21:06, Dan Mahoney (Gushi) wrote:
> Hey there folks,
> 
> The manual contains a "Brief History" of postgres and notes that the 
> name Postgres was retained as an official name after Postgres95 added 
> official SQL support, and because 95 wouldn't stand the test of time.
> 
> It makes mention of the original professor who spearheaded the project 
> under a DARPA grant, but it would probably do well to know where the 
> name came from.
> 
> If there's somewhere where this should be suggested, let me know.
> 
> (Wikipedia has some of this history -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ 
> Ingres_(database))

A more direct link is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingres_(database)
> 
> -Dan
> 


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Adrian Klaver
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