doc: Clarify project naming
authorDaniel Gustafsson <[email protected]>
Sun, 6 Apr 2025 22:03:18 +0000 (00:03 +0200)
committerDaniel Gustafsson <[email protected]>
Sun, 6 Apr 2025 22:03:18 +0000 (00:03 +0200)
Clarify the project naming in the history section of the docs
to match the recent license preamble changes.

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Author: Dave Page <[email protected]>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Gustafsson <[email protected]>
Discussion: https://postgr.es/m/CA+OCxozLzK2+Jc14XZyWXSp6L9Ot+3efwXUE35FJG=fsbib2EA@mail.gmail.com
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doc/src/sgml/history.sgml

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   </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>