Re: PostgreSQL vs. Postgres labeling inconsistency

On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 12:17:40PM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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> David Fetter wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 11:43:45AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
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> >> David Fetter wrote:
> >>> On Fri, Oct 05, 2007 at 07:22:01PM +0200, Peter Eisentraut wrote:
> >>>> Some of you may have noticed that there was a move proposed to
> >>>> use "Postgres" alongside "PostgreSQL" as a product name in the
> >>>> documentation and other written resources.  A change along that
> >>>> line has already been made in the FAQ.
> >>>>
> >>>> So I think what is being proposed is wrong and needs to be
> >>>> reverted.
> >>> That, or (my preference) make the change larger.  I think it's
> >>> significant that the vast majority of compatible software has some
> >>> variant of Postgres and *not* PostgreSQL in the name.
> >> I have seen no evidence of this.
> >
> > For evidence, take a look at the "Products" section of the Postgres
> > Weekly News.
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> I just read through all products sections in the PostgreSQL weekly news
> from 07-22-07 to 09-30-07.

Nice job of careful cherry-picking, but I'm not buying it.

Cheers,
D
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