Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:30:51 +0000 From: David Taylor <davidt@yadt.co.uk> To: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: email mangling (Re: cvs commit: src/bin/ls cmp.c extern.h ls.1 ls.c ls.h print.c util.c Message-ID: <20060325143051.GA5108@outcold.yadt.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <20060324175428.GH35129@funkthat.com> References: <200603241638.k2OGc2qt094713@repoman.freebsd.org> <20060324084458.A88774@xorpc.icir.org> <200603241225.40916.jhb@freebsd.org> <20060324175428.GH35129@funkthat.com>
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On Fri, 24 Mar 2006, John-Mark Gurney wrote: >=20 > After a user complained about me putting his email address in a > commit message, I have adopted the policy of just using the person's > name.. Yes, email adresses are the internet's unique ID, but, the > name is still unique enough for most things.. The name "David Taylor" is unique enough for nothing. Even the other day I phoned up to get an appointment at the optician and after asking my name they said, "OK, there's a lot of David Taylor's here, whats your DOB?" (as it turned out they had my DOB down as 31/12/1899, which didn't help, but the point is my name is not unique even in my local area, never mind the Internet). Given that I am already filtering 150+ spams a day, I'd rather have my e-mail address listed (if I'm given credit at all) than "save" myself from spam I wouldn't notice. --=20 David Taylor
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