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<sect1 id="history">
<title>A Brief History of <productname>PostgreSQL</productname></title>
Berkeley <productname>POSTGRES</productname> project.
</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.
+ </para>
+
<para>
The emphasis during development of
<productname>Postgres95</productname> was on identifying and