Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly - Mailing list pgsql-general

From Marc G. Fournier
Subject Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly
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Msg-id 20020708090516.O11619-100000@mail1.hub.org
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In response to Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly  (suga@netbsd.com.br)
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On Mon, 8 Jul 2002 suga@netbsd.com.br wrote:

>
> > That's obvious. Since QL means "query language," "Postgres QL" would
> > refer to the old, QUEL-derived query language that Postgres used before
> > it was ripped out and replaced with SQL, right?
> >
> > "Postgres" is simple, people use it anyway, and everybody now knows that
> > Postgres uses SQL instead of its own query language now, so I think it
> > would be a very good to just switch back to to that. With the demise of
> > Great Bridge, we even have the postgres.org domain name free for this
> > now.
>
>
>     So obvious for us, so enigmatic for non-technical people. Also,
> "PostgresQL" could very well be understood as "another kind of SQL", as
> people could read "Postgres Query Language". I agree that "Postgres" is a
> better approach for what is desired. I still would like to know if this is
> really under discussion, I mean, if such change would be possible someday.

No, no more then switching to GPL is an option ...





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