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Subject: RE: [docbook] Rename firstname and surname?


I'm okay with givenname, but would prefer surname. Familyname seems a little verbose and unnecessary to me.

-----Original Message-----
From: Camille Bégnis [mailto:camille@neodoc.biz] 
Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 10:46 AM
To: docbooklist
Subject: Re: [docbook] Rename firstname and surname?

Hi,

makes sense in French, wondering about other cultures...

Camille.

Norman Walsh wrote:
> Hi folks,
> 
> I've now received (at least) two separate suggestions that we rename
> firstname to givenname and surname to familyname. Most recently, here:
> 
> http://norman.walsh.name/2007/05/23/docbook50CR4#comment0001
> 
> If there's community support for this, V5.0 is the time to do it.
> 
> Thoughts?
> 
>                                         Be seeing you,
>                                           norm
> 



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