Re: I am being interviewed by OReilly

    Hi there,

On 10 Jul 2002, tony wrote:

> Can you please stop this madness? Or maybe this thread was started in
> order to kill PostgreSQL in the first place?
>
> If you keep going on like this someone will finish by noticing and that
> will only hurt PostgreSQL and everything that has been achieved up til
> now.
>
> WE DO NOT NEED A NAME CHANGE. The name is just fine as it is.

    Although I think that a name change is a complicated action to
take, I don't know why all the resistance to this discussion. Until now,
the only argument I saw from people that are against the change is that
PostgreSQL's name was/is being recognised with very hard work. However, I
really don't see where a simple name change would avoid people from
recognising and deploying postgres/postgres sql/postgresql.
    For me it seems to be a positive and critical move. It not only
would solve the issue, but would show people that the project is really up
and kicking, not only in the software department, but also as related to
market acceptance. And, good or not, PostgreSQL is now a world class
product that cannot be considered a "hobby", both for the developers and
users. Just to mention MySQL, it's much more known and deployed. Why?
Software? Don't think so. It's name is simple, it's logo is great, and it
has a nice homepage and users advocating. Success is not just product
quality.

    And, as a fan of PostgreSQL, of course I do advocate it. But it's
not easy at all tell people about postgresql. When you'll tell them
it's features, advantages, people often break your speaking with a string
attached: "Post what?".

    []'s
    Ricardo.