2010/1/23 Andrew Chernow <a...@esilo.com>: > Tom Lane wrote: >> >> "David E. Wheeler" <da...@kineticode.com> writes: >>> >>> On Jan 22, 2010, at 4:54 PM, Mark Mielke wrote: >>>> >>>> MS SQL, MySQL, SQLite - do they have advocacy problems due to the SQL in >>>> their name? I think it is the opposite. SQL in the name almost grants >>>> legitimacy to them as products. Dropping the SQL has the potential to >>>> increase confusion. What is a Postgres? :-) >> >>> Something that comes after black, but before white. >> >> Yeah. As best I can tell, most newbies think that PostgreSQL means >> Postgre-SQL --- they're not too sure what "Postgre" is, but they guess >> it must be the specific name of the product. And that annoys those of >> us who would rather they pronounced it "Postgres". But in terms of >> recognizability of the product it's not a liability. The business about >> pronunciation is a red herring. It's just as unclear whether MySQL is > > My personal experience has shown that people not familiar with the project > can't remember it's name (even 10 minutes after I said it). It doesn't > really roll off your tongue, unless you count tree nodes in your sleep. > This "may" have an affect on the project's reach. > > I am not really advocating a name change, but if a different name makes > postgresql more popular, however silly that may seem, then I am all for it. > This is a difficult marketing decision.
I am not sure so different name makes postgresql more popular - it is marketing for short-live products. If I can speak some: for Czech language - the pronunciation of PostgreSQL in Czech isn't any problem. PostgreSQL is mark with very good reputation - and some pople will go from Oracle or MySQL, I'll have a better job then to explain so Postgres is PostgreSQL. so for me -1 Pavel > > -- > Andrew Chernow > eSilo, LLC > every bit counts > http://www.esilo.com/ > > -- > Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) > To make changes to your subscription: > http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers > -- Sent via pgsql-hackers mailing list (pgsql-hackers@postgresql.org) To make changes to your subscription: http://www.postgresql.org/mailpref/pgsql-hackers