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diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml index 802d94358d1..8098470262d 100644 --- a/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml +++ b/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml,v 1.29 2006/10/23 18:10:31 petere Exp $ --> +<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml,v 1.30 2007/10/30 23:06:06 petere Exp $ --> <sect1 id="history"> <title>A Brief History of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname></title> @@ -196,6 +196,14 @@ </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. + </para> + + <para> The emphasis during development of <productname>Postgres95</productname> was on identifying and understanding existing problems in the server code. With |