Re: AW: How Do You Pronounce "PostgreSQL"?
Marc G. Fournier <scrappy@hub.org>
From: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>
To: Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at>
Cc: PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>
Date: 2000-08-24T12:29:06Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers
On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Zeugswetter Andreas SB wrote: > > > 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. > > Guess what you find under www.postgres.com ? Yes, it is Great Bridge. > postgresql.com is taken by some Korean domain grabber. > > BTW Marc, I would make www.postgres.org point to postgresql. Not our domain to point ... it too belongs to Great Bridge ...