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Why did PostgreSQL choose an elephant as it's logo?

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Problem

Why did PostgreSQL choose an elephant as it's logo? It wasn't clear from logo wiki.

UPDATE: Now wiki updated :) Thanks!

Solution

In the email thread postgreSQL and history of relational databases, Oleg Bartunov states that the logo idea probably originated from a PostgreSQL logo thread on the pgsql-hackers mailing list. Quote:


[...]
but if you want an animal-based logo, how about some sort of elephant?
After all, as the Agatha Christie title read, elephants can remember ...


David Yang

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StackExchange Database Administrators Q#35325, answer score: 16

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