Re: postgresql -- what's in a name?

On Sun, 10 Feb 2002, will trillich wrote:

> i'm guessing there was a GRE project first, and that the
> successor was POSTgre (involving sql, of course). if so, what's
> the GRE stand for?

What the hell is postgre?   If you're looking for the history of
PostgreSQL you can find a link to the "history" on the website's
announcements page (and mirrors).

> otherwise in general, what's the origin of the name
> "postgresql"? (and why does it seem like it should be
> pronounced "pissquel"?)

There's a wav and an mp3 file also on the announcements page (and mirrors)
of the website.  The announcements page is the main or first page.

Vince.
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