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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Dave Pawson
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