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authorBruce Momjian2007-11-16 15:50:31 +0000
committerBruce Momjian2007-11-16 15:50:31 +0000
commit5633da000f403d32baa90fc19af77731ae2793fd (patch)
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parenta867b40cf45fa564810fedf892fcfbcae46a2009 (diff)
Add FAQ items about "Postgres" alias usage, remove old reference.
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
alink="#0000ff">
<H1>Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for PostgreSQL</H1>
- <P>Last updated: Tue Nov 13 22:39:46 EST 2007</P>
+ <P>Last updated: Fri Nov 16 10:50:15 EST 2007</P>
<P>Current maintainer: Bruce Momjian (<A href=
"mailto:bruce@momjian.us">bruce@momjian.us</A>)
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@
<HR>
<H2 align="center">General Questions</H2>
- <A href="#item1.1">1.1</A>) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?<BR>
+ <A href="#item1.1">1.1</A>) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?
+ What is Postgres?<BR>
<A href="#item1.2">1.2</A>) Who controls PostgreSQL?<BR>
<A href="#item1.3">1.3</A>) What is the copyright of PostgreSQL?<BR>
<A href="#item1.4">1.4</A>) What platforms does PostgreSQL support?<BR>
@@ -128,9 +129,8 @@
<H3 id="item1.1">1.1) What is PostgreSQL? How is it pronounced?</H3>
- <P>PostgreSQL is pronounced <I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>, but can also be
- referred to as simply <I>Postgres</I>, particularly in conversation.
- (For those curious about how to say "PostgreSQL", an <a
+ <P>PostgreSQL is pronounced <I>Post-Gres-Q-L</I>. (For those curious
+ about how to say "PostgreSQL", an <a
href="http://www.postgresql.org/files/postgresql.mp3">audio file</a>
is available.)</P>
@@ -148,6 +148,11 @@
http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ_DEV.html</A>
</P>
+ <P>Postgres is a widely-used nickname for the PostgreSQL database.
+ It was the original name of the project at Berkeley and is strongly
+ preferred over other nicknames. If you find 'PostgreSQL' hard to
+ pronounce, call it 'Postgres' instead.</P>
+
<H3 id="item1.2">1.2) Who controls PostgreSQL?<BR></H3>
<P>If you are looking for a PostgreSQL gatekeeper, central committee,