On Fri, 2008-05-23 at 17:24 +0200, Matej Cepl wrote: > On Fri, 23 May 2008 08:36:20 -0400, Matthias Clasen scripst: > > We're following the recommendations of gnome documentation team here: > > http://mail.gnome.org/archives/gnome-doc-list/2008-April/msg00028.html > > > > login (n., adj.) > > The act of logging in to a computer, or something related to logging in > > to a computer. Do not use "login" or "login name" as a synonym for > > username. Do not use "logon". > > OK, I used to be a lawyer, so I am used to distinguishing between > authorities which I need to strongly adhere and to somebody who just made > to much crack and nothing to do. I am afraid this falls squarely into the > latter camp. Cannot we somehow object to this nonsense? Can I do something > about it (so that we are not wasting your time)? I'll reiterate what's in the mail, which is also in the dictionary: login is a verb, not a noun. FWIW, MacOS X qualifies it with "Unix" username. It should probably never be visible to the user though (so could easily be generated, or hidden in a disclosure triangle). Anybody fancies filing bugs about visible login names when apps should use the person's name? -- Fedora-desktop-list mailing list Fedora-desktop-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-desktop-list
