doc: Clarify project naming

danielgustafsson · danielgustafsson · commit 04e6ae91ac16 · 2025-04-07T00:03:18.000+02:00
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
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml
@@ -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>
