On 06/17/2016 10:04 AM, Alvaro Herrera wrote: > Merlin Moncure wrote: > >> Ugliness is a highly subjective qualifier. OTOH, Backwards >> compatibility, at least when the checks are properly written :-), is a >> very objective benefit. > > This is the argument that made us kept the PostgreSQL name instead of > renaming back to Postgres. I'm not a fan of it. >
Well ... no. We kept the PostgreSQL name for three reasons. Back in 2005, which was the last time we could have reasonably changed it, nobody had the time/energy to do all of the search-and-replace-and-contact-every-packager required. The folks who were most enthusiastic about the change wanted someone else to do the work. Plus, our Japanese community, which was like 40% of our worldwide community at the time, was opposed to the change. The third reason is that we have a registered trademark on "PostgreSQL", but "postgres" is public domain. -- -- Josh Berkus Red Hat OSAS (any opinions are my own) -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers
