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authorDaniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>2025-04-07 00:03:18 +0200
committerDaniel Gustafsson <dgustafsson@postgresql.org>2025-04-07 00:03:18 +0200
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doc: Clarify project naming
Clarify the project naming in the history section of the docs to match the recent license preamble changes. Backpatch to all supported versions. Author: Dave Page <dpage@pgadmin.org> Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <daniel@yesql.se> Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+OCxozLzK2+Jc14XZyWXSp6L9Ot+3efwXUE35FJG=fsbib2EA@mail.gmail.com Backpatch-through: 13
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@@ -197,11 +197,10 @@
</para>
<para>
- Many people continue to refer to
- <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> as <quote>Postgres</quote>
- (now rarely in all capital letters) because of tradition or because
- it is easier to pronounce. This usage is widely accepted as a
- nickname or alias.
+ <productname>Postgres</productname> is still considered an official
+ project name, both because of tradition and because people find it
+ easier to pronounce <productname>Postgres</productname> than
+ <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>.
</para>
<para>