Re: RES: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-04-07 Thread Douglas McNaught
Renato Cramer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How much bullshit! > > is there no more nothing to do? Take a close look at the message date. :) -Doug ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to

ENC: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-04-07 Thread Renato Cramer
is there no more nothing to do? >-Mensagem original- >De: Michael Fuhr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Enviada em: sexta-feira, 7 de abril de 2006 09:22 >Para: Jim Nasby; Chris Browne; pgsql-general@postgresql.org >Assunto: Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1 > > >On Fri, Apr 07,

RES: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-04-07 Thread Renato Cramer
How much bullshit! is there no more nothing to do? >-Mensagem original- >De: Michael Fuhr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Enviada em: sexta-feira, 7 de abril de 2006 09:22 >Para: Jim Nasby; Chris Browne; pgsql-general@postgresql.org >Assunto: Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1 > >

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-04-07 Thread Michael Fuhr
On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 10:26:32AM +, User Roman wrote: > Looks like a missed opportunity for a April 1st announcement > of disambiguating the two by renaming "postgres" to "pregross". :) Not exactly that change, but http://archives.postgresql.org/pgsql-hackers/2005-04/msg00023.ph

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-04-07 Thread User Roman
# [EMAIL PROTECTED] / 2006-04-06 12:03:18 -0400: > On Apr 3, 2006, at 11:23 PM, Chris Browne wrote: > >Yeah, someone at the office was asking me on the elevator about > >whether some Post-something was somehow up and coming. > > > >In retrospect, I think he was trying to pronounce Postgre, and arri

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-04-06 Thread Jim Nasby
On Apr 3, 2006, at 11:23 PM, Chris Browne wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Nasby) writes: On Mar 31, 2006, at 4:17 AM, Dave Page wrote: Given the tendency people have to remove the capitalised bits to get 'postgre', we'd probably end up with 'ostres' Man I hate when people do that. I think we

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-04-03 Thread Chris Browne
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Jim Nasby) writes: > On Mar 31, 2006, at 4:17 AM, Dave Page wrote: >> Given the tendency people have to remove the capitalised bits to get >> 'postgre', we'd probably end up with 'ostres' > > Man I hate when people do that. > > I think we should just rename the database to 'Fred'

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-04-03 Thread Jim Nasby
On Mar 31, 2006, at 4:17 AM, Dave Page wrote: Given the tendency people have to remove the capitalised bits to get 'postgre', we'd probably end up with 'ostres' Man I hate when people do that. I think we should just rename the database to 'Fred'. :) -- Jim C. Nasby, Sr. Engineering Consultant

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-31 Thread Dave Page
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tino > Wildenhain > Sent: 31 March 2006 09:51 > To: Bruce Momjian > Cc: Douglas McNaught; Michael Talbot-Wilson; > pgsql-general@postgresql.org > Subject: Re: [GENERAL]

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-31 Thread Tino Wildenhain
Bruce Momjian schrieb: Douglas McNaught wrote: Michael Talbot-Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? "Postgres" The first sentence of the FAQ is: PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, and is also sometimes referred to as just P

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-30 Thread Bruce Momjian
Douglas McNaught wrote: > Michael Talbot-Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? > > "Postgres" The first sentence of the FAQ is: PostgreSQL is pronounced Post-Gres-Q-L, and is also sometimes referred to as just Postgres. Is that un

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-28 Thread Ron Mayer
ANSI has declared that the official pronunciation for SQL is /ɛs kjuː ɛl/ Klint Gore wrote: Who's "they"? The only datbase vendor I've heard call their own product "sequel" is MS. SEQUEL (pronounced sequel) was a predecessor to SQL in IBM's 1970's System R database; but isn't really the sa

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-28 Thread karly
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 12:14:28 +1000 Klint Gore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:10:15 +0930 (CST), Michael Talbot-Wilson <[EMAIL > PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? > > we just use postgres. Post Gress is what I've heard also. > > > They

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-28 Thread Geoffrey
Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote: How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? http://www.serioustechnology.com/postgres.ogg Or for those of you who have an inferior operating system: http://www.serioustechnology.com/postgres.wav -- Until later, Geoffrey Any society that would give up a little l

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-27 Thread Michael Talbot-Wilson
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Klint Gore wrote: They say that SQL should be pronounced "Sequel" and I've even met people who do that. ... Who's "they"? The only datbase vendor I've heard call their own product "sequel" is MS. E.g. Sybex "SQL Instant Reference" (1993), page 2. ---

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-27 Thread Steve Atkins
On Mar 27, 2006, at 4:40 PM, Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote: Do you have a snappy pronunciation and what is it? I'd be interested in what the babble is at your PostgreSQL site. Externally, to customers, "post-gres-kwul". Internally, "the database". Cheers, Steve --

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-27 Thread Klint Gore
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 10:10:15 +0930 (CST), Michael Talbot-Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? we just use postgres. > They say that SQL should be pronounced "Sequel" and I've even met > people who do that. I hate that. It's an acronym not a word -

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-27 Thread Douglas McNaught
Michael Talbot-Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? "Postgres" -Doug ---(end of broadcast)--- TIP 9: In versions below 8.0, the planner will ignore your desire to choose an index scan if your joi

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-27 Thread Tom Lane
Michael Talbot-Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? > I've read the politically correct answer, "Post-Gres-Q-L" but it's > such a mouthful, such a day's work to pronounce, that there must be a > real street pronunciation, or a number of them, that are n

Re: [GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-27 Thread Marc G. Fournier
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006, Michael Talbot-Wilson wrote: How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? I've read the politically correct answer, "Post-Gres-Q-L" but it's such a mouthful, such a day's work to pronounce, that there must be a real street pronunciation, or a number of them, that are not be

[GENERAL] FAQ 1.1

2006-03-27 Thread Michael Talbot-Wilson
How, really, do people pronounce PostgreSQL? I've read the politically correct answer, "Post-Gres-Q-L" but it's such a mouthful, such a day's work to pronounce, that there must be a real street pronunciation, or a number of them, that are not being confessed to. They say that SQL should be prono