Re: Changing the name
От | Santiago Zarate |
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Тема | Re: Changing the name |
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Msg-id | a37e9c561001221417g4a9b06b8vd11e5be205ac249@mail.gmail.com обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Changing the name ("Greg Sabino Mullane" <greg@turnstep.com>) |
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Re: Changing the name
(Scott Bailey <artacus@comcast.net>)
Re: Changing the name (Bruce Momjian <bruce@momjian.us>) |
Список | pgsql-advocacy |
2010/1/22 Greg Sabino Mullane <greg@turnstep.com>: > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > > I think it would be a great time to change the name of the > project back to "Postgres", and relegate "PostgreSQL" to > an official and eternal yet discouraged alias. Why now? > > * We're going to version 9.0, which indicates big changes > > * We're going to be more visible than ever in the next year: > ** The EU mentioned us by name Quoting the EU: "The EU said: The Commission's investigation showed that another open source database, PostgreSQL, is considered by many database users to be" They say PostgreSQL not Postgres... > ** Many people are looking for MySQL alternatives Yes, and out there... you find PostgreSQL... on google for example: 12.600.000 for "postgresql" about 1.980.000 for "postgres" > * We're finally "on the radar" and not just a geeky niche > database. People outside of tech circles have now heard of it. > But they still can't pronounce us. :) Yes, they can (At least the 90% of the ones i know) and they say Postgre-sql or postgres > I won't rehash all the arguments for and against a name > change, but I would like to propose *how* we would do such > a thing. The most basic would be to simply issue a statement > such as: > > The PostgreSQL project is changing the official name of > the project from "PostgreSQL" to "Postgres". Postgres has > been a recognized alias for many years, and is the preferred > usage by many in the community. The use of PostgreSQL will > still be used in many places, but over time will be replaced > by Postgres. Again, both names are acceptable, but Postgres > is the preferred usage. Is changing the name really something healty for the project? Besides "Letting people be able to say the name correctly", is there any other?... for marketing reasons, i still like PostgreSQL (Anyone who knows what SQL stands for... will associate the name with something database related). Besides, putting effort in this will resurt in less effort for the whole work that is publishing the info for a new release... (Cause you will only not be talking about how good it is... but why the name change)... and the list can grow i gues... so, big -1 for me > - -- > Greg Sabino Mullane greg@turnstep.com > PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 201001220959 > http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8 > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > > iEYEAREDAAYFAktZvVYACgkQvJuQZxSWSshT8wCgxIWA8e7VkcZ7UYdEv4lStjhZ > ev0AnRLcgASjpJ2MWf1jmX2vSRCHHNqH > =M88A > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > -- > Sent via pgsql-advocacy mailing list (pgsql-advocacy@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-advocacy >
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