Re: [regrep] RIMv2.6 Review, Sections 6-7

[Farrukh Najmi <Farrukh.Najmi@Sun.COM>]

Matthew MacKenzie wrote:

> What about option 3: replace the offensive names with something not  
> offensive?
>
> fooTruckAndMotor, bazEuroCar, barCo.
>
> I drive a European car, and I hate the 'y' word.

Thanks for the suggestion Matt. I took the spirit of your idea and have 
teh following names in the spec at present:

FortMotorCompany, GentleMotorsCorporation, DaintyChrystalAutoInc and 
EuroAutoInc.

The first 2 are classified by US, DaintyChrystalAutoInc is classified by 
both US and Europe while EuroAutoInc  is classified by Europe.

None of the names are intended to be an insult, are an attempt to relate 
to a familiar dominant Auto company without using their
actual names.

Hope this is adequate resolution of this issue. Thanks for the ideas. 
See attached diagram.

>
> -matt
>
> On 30-Dec-04, at 6:35 PM, Farrukh Najmi wrote:
>
>> ewallace@cme.nist.gov wrote:
>>
>>> Farrukh wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> I agree with your concern here with names like gasGuzzlersInc,  
>>>> yourDadsCarInc, bigBadAutoInc and yuppyEuroAutoInc being 
>>>> potentially  offensive to someone.
>>>>
>>>
>>> While I believe that political sensitivity is often taken
>>> too far*, in this case these terms are blatantly offensive
>>> and clearly inappropriate for a public specification related to  
>>> eBusiness (let alone something that is to be
>>> part of an official International Standard).
>>> * Yes, the structure of this was meant to echo Joe's comment
>>> while at the same time the content stands in stark contrast.
>>>
>>> -Evan
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>> I understand the concern. So what are the alternatives to resolve 
>> this  issue?
>>
>> I propose that we do one of the following:
>>
>> 1. Keep the example as is
>>
>> 2. Replace Auto Co. names with Ford, GM, Chrylsler and BMW like it  
>> used to be in the earliest versions of the spec
>> and was changed due to concern regarding using real company names.
>>
>> PS: It appears we are on track for posting the 
>> regrep-rim-3.0-draft-01  and regrep-rs-3.0-draft-01 and accompanying 
>> files early in the week of  January 3rd consistent with our latest 
>> plans.
>>
>>
>> Happy new year to all.
>>
>> -- 
>> Regards,
>> Farrukh
>>
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Farrukh