Re: [HACKERS] list of credits for release notes - Mailing list pgsql-hackers

From Tatsuo Ishii
Subject Re: [HACKERS] list of credits for release notes
Date
Msg-id 20171003.215715.1212705360004601841.t-ishii@sraoss.co.jp
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In response to Re: [HACKERS] list of credits for release notes  (Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com>)
Responses Re: [HACKERS] list of credits for release notes
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> On Mon, Oct 2, 2017 at 5:09 PM, Tatsuo Ishii <ishii@sraoss.co.jp> wrote:
>> Michael is correct.
>>
>> Sometimes people choose family name first in the emails.  However I am
>> sure "Fujii" is the family name and "Masao" is the firstname.
> 
> But I don't think that directly answers the question of how he would
> prefer to be credited.

Of course. It's different story.

> Since I am American, I prefer to be credited
> using the style "${FIRSTNAME} ${LASTNAME}", but the preferences of
> someone from another country might be the same or different.  I don't
> think we should presume that someone prefers something other than the
> style in their email name unless they say so.

My concern is that the list seems implicitly assumes that each name
appears first name then last name. So people might misunderstand that
"Fujii" is the first name and "Masao" is the last name. I don't how he
actually feels about that, but if I were him, I would feel
uncomfortable. If the list explicitly stats that we do not guarantee
that the order of the last names and the first names are correct, then
that kind of misunderstanding could be avoided.

Best regards,
--
Tatsuo Ishii
SRA OSS, Inc. Japan
English: http://www.sraoss.co.jp/index_en.php
Japanese:http://www.sraoss.co.jp


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