From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2005 04:13:35 GMT
Subject: Re: What shall we do with the GECOS field again?
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.58.0509192110580.2553@g5.osdl.org>
In-Reply-To: <20050920040236.GB6383@mythryan2.michonline.com>



On Tue, 20 Sep 2005, Ryan Anderson wrote:

> On Mon, Sep 19, 2005 at 09:59:42AM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>
> > Pine uppercases _all_ of the login field. So mcdonalds would be MCDONALDS. 
> > Which isn't much better than Mcdonalds, but might explain people out 
> > there with all-upcase last names.
> 
> I think that's more of an Asian response to the confusion westerners
> have with "family name" vs "given name" and "first name" vs "last name".

I'd believe you, except I have this clear memory of it being pretty common
in France too.

I remember it vividly from the original extfs author: Remy CARD. And I 
don't think that one was the odd man out.

			Linus