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

Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>

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From: Vince Vielhaber <vev@michvhf.com>
To: chris@bitmead.com
Cc: The Hermit Hacker <scrappy@hub.org>, Zeugswetter Andreas SB <ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at>, PostgreSQL HACKERS <pgsql-hackers@postgreSQL.org>, Ned Lilly <ned@greatbridge.com>
Date: 2000-08-25T15:18:09Z
Lists: pgsql-hackers 
On Fri, 25 Aug 2000, Chris Bitmead wrote:

> The Hermit Hacker wrote:
> 
> > Just because ppl are referring to the project by the wrong name doesn't
> > make it right...
> 
> Which do you prefer? To be the only one who is right, when everyone else
> is wrong. Or to change the definition of right so that the software is
> universally called by its correct name?
> 

Hmmm.  Let's make a little table, shall we?

Proper name		Nickname
-----------		--------
Chevrolet		Chevy
PostgreSQL		Postgres
Christopher		Chris
Marcus			Marc
Robert			Bob
Richard			Rick

Since I don't see Chevrolet changing their name to Chevy just because
everyone calls it that, or Christopher Chris, Marcus Marc, Robert Bob,
etc. why do you feel it necessary to change PostgreSQL to Postgres? 

Vince.
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