Re: [docbook] On family/given/first/last names

[Dave Pawson <davep@dpawson.co.uk>]

Norman Walsh wrote:
> Our decision not to deal with the apparently insensitive use of
> firstname/surname rather than givenname/familyname (or something like
> that) in DocBook V5.0 is one of the few areas where I feel like I wish
> we'd done a little more.
> 
> Maybe I don't have to: 
> 
>   http://blog.jclark.com/2007/12/thai-personal-names.html


Fascinating thread, more so with all the comments from around
the world.

The meme of adding 'preferred name' or nickname or 'what I choose
to call myself' seems quite strong?





regards

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