On Monday 27 August 2007 15:36, Ron Peterson wrote:
> 2007-08-27_14:49:54-0400 Stefan Kaltenbrunner <stefan@kaltenbrunner.cc>:
>
> * It's google'able. Think of all of the documentation out there which
> refers to PostgreSQL. When people start searching for 'postgres'
> they'll get virtually nothing.
FYI: I never google postgresql, always postgres
> * Why 'Postgres'? Any marketing effort this large should start from
> scratch, and consider all possibilities, not just default to something
> barely different for the sake of easing the terrible pronunciation
> challenge.
I've noticed that it's easier pronouncing 'Postgres' than 'PostgreSQL' in languages other than English (the SQL part
getslost in the translation).