Re: [HACKERS] Re: HISTORY for 6.5.2 - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Theo Kramer
Subject Re: [HACKERS] Re: HISTORY for 6.5.2
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Msg-id 37E5E228.F3E1321D@flame.co.za
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] Re: HISTORY for 6.5.2  (Tom Lane <tgl@sss.pgh.pa.us>)
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Thomas Lockhart wrote:
> Underscores in program names suck. To paraphrase Ali, "no opinion,
> just fact" ;)
> 
> If we are going to rename programs wholesale, let's do it for release
> 7.0, and if we must have "pg" in front of everything, then do it as,
> e.g. "pgcreateuser". We could rename "pg_dump" as "pgdump" at the same
> time.

I agree regarding the underscore. I do think that changing the names
sooner would create less hassle in the long run. Especially now when
more and more folk are starting to use postgres.

> btw, is it only me or do other people refer to this as "pig dump"?

grunt :-)
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Regards
Theo


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