Date: 26 Dec 1998 02:56:30 +0100 From: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@flood.ping.uio.no>, Mark Ovens <marko@uk.radan.com>, chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Regulated names (was: Crazy Laws) Message-ID: <xzplnjvmzsh.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> In-Reply-To: Greg Lehey's message of "Sat, 26 Dec 1998 11:13:46 %2B1030" References: <368102F5.C90B94D5@uk.radan.com> <19981224102628.S12346@freebie.lemis.com> <36822D20.DCF23B22@uk.radan.com> <19981225100225.H12346@freebie.lemis.com> <xzppv985uit.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no> <19981226111346.A12346@freebie.lemis.com>
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Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> writes: > On Friday, 25 December 1998 at 12:30:02 +0100, Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > > Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> writes: > > > Right. The way they see it, they are interpreting the French laws, > > > which state (after translation through German into English) that a > > > woman does not gain possession of the surname of her husband, but that > > > by universal agreement, she uses it (presumably for the duration of > > > the marriage). > > My humble opinion on this matter is that this is bullshit. > It's partially bullshit. It's basically legal nitpicking. The > Germans don't understand the French terms. Yeah. BTW, I think what I wrote didn't come out right: I meant that it was bullshit on the Belgians' part. I'll have to ask my mother for details; she has a degree in French law. DES -- Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@flood.ping.uio.no To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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