Interesting, thanks for mentioning that. I've always wondered about the origins of the name, never found anything, but now with your mention of "mineral" I was able to find this:
> (Hipp) How do I pronounce the name of the product? I say S-Q-L-ite, like a mineral.
> But I also hear a lot people say, "Sequel lite and SQL lite." You know, I don't care. Whatever comes off of your tongue easily is fine with me.
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Interesting, thanks for mentioning that. I've always wondered about the origins of the name, never found anything, but now with your mention of "mineral" I was able to find this:
> (Hipp) How do I pronounce the name of the product? I say S-Q-L-ite, like a mineral.
> But I also hear a lot people say, "Sequel lite and SQL lite." You know, I don't care. Whatever comes off of your tongue easily is fine with me.
> (Q) But the official correct way is S-Q-L-ite?
> (Hipp) Yes, like a mineral.
https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/the-changelog/why-sqlit...
So, he means SQL-ite, but doesn't want to proscribe this as the only way people should say it. I like all of that.
Maybe we should follow his example.