Initials vs. full names (was Re: [ANN] Squeak3.9b-7037 available)

Bert Freudenberg bert at impara.de
Sat Jul 8 22:29:38 UTC 2006


Initials are *not* asked for on each start. But I agree that we  
should store them externally. The prefs folder is underutilized right  
now. Should be a tiny hook into ExternalSettings.

- Bert -

Am 08.07.2006 um 20:24 schrieb Alexandre Bergel:

> Asking for the initials at each image startup is not something I  
> particularly like.
> Initial could be store in the preference or in an external file. Or  
> even better, ask the OS for it. MacOSX has the info...
>
> Alexandre
>
>
> Am Jul 8, 2006 um 5:38 PM schrieb Yann Monclair:
>
>> Or a login system like VisualWorks StORE has ? You can check the  
>> login (id) of the contributor, and the person did sign up to get  
>> the login . It's easier to find the contributors that way I think.
>>
>> Yann
>>
>>
>> On Jul 8, 2006, at 6:25 PM, Bert Freudenberg wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Am 08.07.2006 um 18:03 schrieb Philippe Marschall:
>>>
>>>> 2006/7/8, Alexandre Bergel <Alexandre.Bergel at cs.tcd.ie>:
>>>>> NB: Having full name instead of initials would be something  
>>>>> positive
>>>>> I guess... I do not know who is pmm...
>>>>
>>>> Well that's me. So should I change the initials to 'me'? ;) *jk*
>>>>
>>>> I agree with you, it would be desirable to know who wrote the  
>>>> code and
>>>> how to contact him (see also the relicensing thread). Initials  
>>>> don't
>>>> really scale in this matter as noted on an earlier thread. But  
>>>> having
>>>> the fullname of the author in the version name, especially with
>>>> blanks, I'd don't know, I just somehow don't like it.
>>>
>>> I also prefer initials. But we should make it a policy that you  
>>> have to register your initials with SqueakMap before any code is  
>>> accepted into an official package. Then it becomes very simple to  
>>> lookup a name, or even display it right there in the dev tools.
>>>
>>> Something like this will also be necessary to officially track  
>>> contributors. The board is discussing that (and tracking historic  
>>> contributions) with an open-source lawyer right now.
>>>
>>> - Bert -
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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