On Thu, Feb 27, 2025 at 04:56:05PM +0000, Dave Page wrote: > Per some brief discussion on the core list, the attached patch updates the > licence preamble to more accurately reflect the use of Postgres vs. > PostgreSQL (see https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/project-name/ for > background from many years ago).
> --- a/COPYRIGHT > +++ b/COPYRIGHT > @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ > PostgreSQL Database Management System > -(formerly known as Postgres, then as Postgres95) > +(also known as Postgres, formerly as Postgres95) > > Portions Copyright (c) 1996-2025, PostgreSQL Global Development Group I'm not seeing this change as aligned with https://www.postgresql.org/about/policies/project-name/, which says Postgres "is an alias or nickname and is not the official name of the project." The official product name did change Postgres -> Postgres95 -> PostgreSQL, with "Postgres" holding the status of a nickname since Postgres95 became the official name. Today's text matches that history, and the proposed text doesn't. Can you share more from the brief discussion? Changing a license file is an eyebrow-raising event, so we should do it only if the win is clear. There may be an argument for making this change, but I'm missing it currently.
