Re: First rule of advocacy ... I think ...

Thanks Scott ... much appreciated :)

On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, scott.marlowe wrote:

> Well, I posted a message pointing out the error and they've now changed
> it in the survey...
>
> On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>
> >
> > "in private" (ie. when talking with someone, or on the mailing lists), use
> > of 'Postgres' or 'PgSQL' is widely used, but when dealing with a public
> > arena (ie. online polls, articles, etc), the formal name should be very
> > much encouraged and corrected ...
> >
> > On Mon, 9 Feb 2004, Joshua Drake wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > > No.   If it had been, I would have mentioned the source.
> > > >
> > > > I personally don't think it's worth bothering with.
> > >
> > > I would second this. Most people I know try to say PostgreSQL only until
> > > they install it, then call it Postgres. It is our own fault for having a
> > > difficult name for the software.
> > >
> > > If were up to me, we would change back to Postgres as it is even easier
> > > to say than MySQL (less syllables).
> > >
> > > I seriously doubt there is any confusion as to whether Postgres ==
> > > PostgreSQL.
> > >
> > > Sincerely,
> > >
> > > Joshua D. Drake
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > Marc G. Fournier           Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org)
> > Email: scrappy@hub.org           Yahoo!: yscrappy              ICQ: 7615664
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