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3 | 3 | <sect1 id="history"> |
4 | 4 | <title>A Brief History of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname></title> |
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195 | 195 | Berkeley <productname>POSTGRES</productname> project. |
196 | 196 | </para> |
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| 198 | + <para> |
| 199 | + Many people continue to refer to |
| 200 | + <productname>PostgreSQL</productname> as <quote>Postgres</quote> |
| 201 | + (now rarely in all capital letters) because of tradition or because |
| 202 | + it is easier to pronounce. This usage is widely accepted as a |
| 203 | + nickname or alias. |
| 204 | + </para> |
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198 | 206 | <para> |
199 | 207 | The emphasis during development of |
200 | 208 | <productname>Postgres95</productname> was on identifying and |
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