Re: Change the name
От | Ron Peterson |
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Тема | Re: Change the name |
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Msg-id | 20070915125833.GC20499@yellowbank.com обсуждение исходный текст |
Ответ на | Re: Change the name (Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>) |
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Re: Change the name
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Список | pgsql-advocacy |
2007-09-14_23:36:37-0400 Robert Treat <xzilla@users.sourceforge.net>: > Unfortunatly I took a fair amount of sales and marketing classes in > college, so I guess I have to chime in here. The argument against it > is weakening the brand, and adding confusion to the market place. . We > already suffer from this now, and promoting two names only makes this > worse. I think you hit the nail on the head. While changing the name to 'Postgres' might appeal to some people's aesthetic sensibilities, it offends others, and therefore doesn't address the larger problem, which is confusion in the marketplace. No matter what name is the "official" name, as long as both names are in common use, that problem will persist. On either side of the Postgres/PostgreSQL name divide, there are people who strongly feel that their name is better - so no matter what name is "official", two names will continue to be used. I know people will hate me for saying this, but from where I sit, it seems that if anyone cares to really fix the larger problem, a different name altogether might be in order. Of course that would be much more disruptive in the short term; but in the long term, unless and until there is a single unambiguous (preferably trademarked) name for this project, outsiders will continue to be confused. That condition will persist no matter which of the two existing names wins this shortsighted debate. That said, absent any incontrovertable evidence that changing things is clearly better - and all I've seen are some personal opinions and anecdotes - then I would say that for now, the status quo should prevail. Of course that supports my own personal view on the matter; but it's also the commonly accepted way to conclude otherwise indeterminate arguments. With no such presumptive rules in place, there is nothing to stop these kinds of arguments from going on forever - which is exactly what is happening here. To no one's benefit, I might add - it's just making everyone prickly and annoyed with each other. I also think that right now, we should return to the post that started this interminable thread, which asked how we can best present the forthcoming 8.3 release to the public. The 8.3 release is here and now. We can debate the name of the project for the rest of our lives - which reminds me of an expression: "In the long run, we're all dead." -- Ron Peterson https://www.yellowbank.com/
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