From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 17 07:32:44 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D46516A4CE; Tue, 17 May 2005 07:32:44 +0000 (GMT) Received: from hetzner.co.za (lfw.hetzner.co.za [196.7.18.226]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D60443D80; Tue, 17 May 2005 07:32:43 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ianf@hetzner.co.za) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]) by hetzner.co.za with esmtp (Exim 4.50 (FreeBSD)) id 1DXwZD-000Bob-Lc; Tue, 17 May 2005 09:32:39 +0200 To: wpaul@FreeBSD.ORG (Bill Paul) From: Ian FREISLICH In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 16 May 2005 20:39:32 GMT." <20050516203932.0A38316A4D0@hub.freebsd.org> X-Attribution: BOFH Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 09:32:39 +0200 Sender: ianf@hetzner.co.za Message-Id: cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Alright you primitive screwheads, LISTEN UP!! X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 07:32:44 -0000 > You see what is says? It says "Bill Paul." It does *********NOT********* > say "Paul Bill," does it now. WELL DOES IT!!?!?! Bill, there are different conventions in other parts of the world. I remember travelling to Senegal several years ago and meeting a guy whose business card was stamped "Boubakar Barry". At the time I thought "what a strange first name". It has since occurred to me that not everybody does things according to conventions that I am used to. You would do well to understand this especially if you interract with people outside of your US cocoon. I try to make things unambiguous for others by capitalising my surname. Of course it helps to have a surname that's not easily mistakeable for a first name. Ian -- Ian Freislich