Add note on PostgreSQL vs. Postgres.

diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml
index 802d94358d14faa500d2404073ab99bd03829cad..8098470262da6277b54a8c20bab269d7b7170670 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/history.sgml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
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+
 
 
  A Brief History of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname>
@@ -195,6 +195,14 @@
    Berkeley POSTGRES project.
   
 
+  
+   Many people continue to refer to
+   PostgreSQL as Postgres
+   (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.
+  
+
   
    The emphasis during development of
    Postgres95 was on identifying and