[DOCS] Update to FAQ
To address naming issue. -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate Index: FAQ === RCS file: /projects/cvsroot/pgsql/doc/FAQ,v retrieving revision 1.452 diff -c -r1.452 FAQ *** FAQ 3 Mar 2008 16:22:55 - 1.452 --- FAQ 9 Apr 2008 00:13:38 - *** *** 105,114 company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html !Postgres is a widely-used nickname for PostgreSQL. It was the original !name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly preferred over other !nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard to pronounce, call it !'Postgres' instead. 1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL? --- 105,118 company. To get involved, see the developer's FAQ at http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html !In November 2007 a classic Open Source debate took place on whether !or not to change the name of the PostgreSQL project to Postgres. !It was decided that Postgres would be an officially recognized !nickname but that the name would remain PostgreSQL. Postgres was !the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly !preferred over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard !to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. ! 1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL? -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
Re: [DOCS] Update to FAQ
I don't see the value in referencing a community discussion in the FAQ. What is the goal for this change? --- Joshua D. Drake wrote: > To address naming issue. > > > -- > The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ > PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ > United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ > Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate > > [ Attachment, skipping... ] > > -- > Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
Re: [DOCS] Update to FAQ
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: RIPEMD160 Joshua proposed: !In November 2007 a classic Open Source debate took place on whether !or not to change the name of the PostgreSQL project to Postgres. !It was decided that Postgres would be an officially recognized !nickname but that the name would remain PostgreSQL. Postgres was !the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly !preferred over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard !to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. ! The debate has certainly spread well before (and after) November 2007. Not sure what makes it a "classic Open Source debate" either. Because it was debated in the open? I think the "decision" was basically Core's punting of making the tough but necessary decision to make the project name pronounceable once again (if I can add some spin of my own :). If we are going to say "It was decided", we need to state who (Core) actually did the decreeing / deciding. In case it wasn't clear, I'm not in support of changing the FAQ as proposed above. - -- Greg Sabino Mullane [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Key: 0x14964AC8 200804082039 http://biglumber.com/x/web?pk=2529DF6AB8F79407E94445B4BC9B906714964AC8 -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- iEYEAREDAAYFAkf8ELYACgkQvJuQZxSWSsjOdACgn6htAFGYQsM70I3TDkQhM+Nh pFsAn2fyWe7lNIcHkBnVMcMIBL1xDM7G =Nxri -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
Re: [DOCS] Update to FAQ
Greg Sabino Mullane wrote: [ There is text before PGP section. ] > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: RIPEMD160 > > > Joshua proposed: > > !In November 2007 a classic Open Source debate took place on whether > !or not to change the name of the PostgreSQL project to Postgres. > !It was decided that Postgres would be an officially recognized > !nickname but that the name would remain PostgreSQL. Postgres was > !the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly > !preferred over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard > !to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. > ! > > The debate has certainly spread well before (and after) November 2007. > Not sure what makes it a "classic Open Source debate" either. Because > it was debated in the open? I think the "decision" was basically > Core's punting of making the tough but necessary decision to make > the project name pronounceable once again (if I can add some spin > of my own :). If we are going to say "It was decided", we need > to state who (Core) actually did the decreeing / deciding. > > In case it wasn't clear, I'm not in support of changing the FAQ > as proposed above. In looking at it now I see the Berkeley sentence isn't necessary so I just remove it. (It was copied from the documentation.) New text: Postgres is a widely-used nickname for PostgreSQL. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. Shorter is better in the FAQ. -- Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>http://momjian.us EnterpriseDB http://enterprisedb.com + If your life is a hard drive, Christ can be your backup. + -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
Re: [DOCS] Update to FAQ
On Wed, 9 Apr 2008 00:42:07 - "Greg Sabino Mullane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > !In November 2007 a classic Open Source debate took place on > whether !or not to change the name of the PostgreSQL project to > Postgres. !It was decided that Postgres would be an officially > recognized !nickname but that the name would remain PostgreSQL. > Postgres was !the original name of the project at Berkeley and is > strongly !preferred over other nicknames. If you find > 'PostgreSQL' hard !to pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead. > ! > > The debate has certainly spread well before (and after) November 2007. The "decision" came down from core in 11/2007 which is why I referenced it. > Not sure what makes it a "classic Open Source debate" either. Long winded, full of flames and pointless :P > Because > it was debated in the open? I think the "decision" was basically > Core's punting of making the tough but necessary decision to make > the project name pronounceable once again (if I can add some spin > of my own :). If we are going to say "It was decided", we need > to state who (Core) actually did the decreeing / deciding. Dave Page: http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-advocacy/2007-11/msg00109.php Sincerely, Joshua D. Drake -- The PostgreSQL Company since 1997: http://www.commandprompt.com/ PostgreSQL Community Conference: http://www.postgresqlconference.org/ United States PostgreSQL Association: http://www.postgresql.us/ Donate to the PostgreSQL Project: http://www.postgresql.org/about/donate -- Sent via pgsql-docs mailing list ([email protected]) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-docs
