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Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Dropping postgres as a whole.

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Brian Hurt Re: [pgsql-advocacy] Dropping postgres as a whole.
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Josh Berkus wrote:

> JD,
>
>> Why don't we just stop this whole PostgreSQL->Postgres->Postgre junk and
>> just say, PostgreSQL, also referred to as PG.
>
>
> I think PG is trademarked by the Motion Picture Association of
> America. And you *know* you don't want to tangle with their attorneys.
>
> ;-)
>
> I vote for "UltimateDB".
>

Given the length of this thread, I vote for "Digres".

Brian


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Joshua D. Drake Hello, I was just talking with one of my developers (Alexey) and he said, why not just use Pg....
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Selena Deckelmann +1 I like it. From a design standpoint, 'Pg' is nicer. I know we're not there yet, but just sayin'....
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The Hermit Hacker - --On Thursday, September 27, 2007 10:11:34 -0700 Selena Deckelmann Just to clarify, I don't...
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Joshua D. Drake That is correct. I am *not* advocating changing our name to Pg. I am simply advocating the idea...
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Selena Deckelmann And I didn't mean to imply a whole name change. Only that 'Pg' is easier on the eyes than 'PG'....
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John An issue with PG (or Pg) is that it is used for other things with about 170m Google hits. One use...
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Joshua D. Drake Interesting point but I don't think that would be a problem in general. Mainly because as good as...
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Alvaro Herrera Joshua D. Drake escribió: I think we're trying to find a name for saying out aloud. Both "pg" and...
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Joshua D. Drake Fair enough... I would note that I use the term Pg while speaking all the time. I commonly refer to...
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Ron Peterson 2007-09-27_14:24:47-0400 "Joshua D. Drake" <jd@commandprompt.com>: I think that's a problem. I...
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Jan Wieck blah blah ... PostgreSQL (pronounced Postgres-Q-L), also known as pgsql Jan (pronounced Yann)...
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Jonah H. Harris To you, it doesn't matter anyway. You're consistently saying you're fine with the, "also referred...
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Joshua D. Drake I am simply offering an alternative idea that may actually have some merit and has shown to have at...
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Ron Mayer "PS" be a better abbreviation based on the spelling "PostgreSQL". And "PGQL" be better based on the...
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Gavin M. Roy I think PGSQL enforces the PostgreSQL name, where as PG can still lead to Postgre. I do refer to it...
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Christian Voelker Hello, Sorry, but PS stands for PostScript in the IT area and for Horsepower in Germany. And there...
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Josh Berkus JD, I think PG is trademarked by the Motion Picture Association of America. And you *know* you...
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Brian Hurt Given the length of this thread, I vote for "Digres". Brian ---------------------------(end of...
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Gavin M. Roy LOL thank you for a good laugh. ...
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David Fetter Cheers, D
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Robert Treat Sorry, I have to disagree. I don't think it is clear what the Digres project would be. Now if you...
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Jan Wieck And it takes how long until we see "Digre"? I think we cannot use anything that ends with an s....
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Andrew Sullivan Except then it'll regularly get misspelled as Digress. And pronounced Dee'-gray. I think we should...
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Gavin M. Roy Why stop there? *DATABASE* I can see it now... "I use Database and it Rocks!" "Which one?"...
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Jonah H. Harris
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Josh Berkus Andrew, Further, it would lead to the acronym "TDFKAP". Which would clear up our pronunciation...
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Robert Treat Then CMD could be "The" The Database Company.
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Joshua D. Drake Umpf, fair enough :) I am not sure if you are kidding, but if we are going to change the name, why...
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