Add note on PostgreSQL vs. Postgres.
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<!-- $PostgreSQL: pgsql/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml,v 1.29 2006/10/23 18:10:31 petere Exp $ -->
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<sect1 id="history">
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<title>A Brief History of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname></title>
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Berkeley <productname>POSTGRES</productname> project.
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<para>
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Many people continue to refer to
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<productname>PostgreSQL</productname> as <quote>Postgres</quote>
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(now rarely in all capital letters) because of tradition or because
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it is easier to pronounce. This usage is widely accepted as a
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nickname or alias.
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</para>
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<para>
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The emphasis during development of
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<productname>Postgres95</productname> was on identifying and
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