On Tue, 8 Apr 2008 12:35:22 -0400
Alvaro Herrera <alvherre@commandprompt.com> wrote:
> Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
> > It could be just as easily said that it is particularly offensive
> > that someone would so easily discount the official name of the
> > project that so many of our contributors put our time into at no
> > cost.
>
> It is offensive to me that people is now disregarding the fact that
> Postgres is an official alias.
Sigh... Alvaro you don't actually think that is what is happening do
you? Take a step back and try reading the whole thread. This isn't
about discounting the word "Postgres" it is about using it
appropriately.
Lot's of people (most probably) say, "I want a coke". Coca-Cola says,
"Coca-Cola" on their product (which is what we are dealing with
here), 100% of the time.
It is about consistency in delivery. I know many hackers won't get
this and that's fine but it is excessively important in the world of
advocacy, promotion and education for products, corporations and yes
projects.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
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