On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Ted Ts'o <tytso@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Wed, May 09, 2012 at 04:13:02AM -0400, KOSAKI Motohiro wrote: >> >> I guess because almost lkml chinese guys use different custom. e.g. >> Wu Fengguang. I mean, space for separate family and given name and >> capitalize both. But I'm not familiar pinyin rule. I don't intend >> to say your naming looks strange. > > There is no standardized way for how Asian names (certainly not in the > Japanese and Chinese names which I have observed) are rendered into > English. Sometimes the family name is given first (which is the order > used in Chinese names); sometimes it is given last (to confirm with > Western expectations). Sometimes they are capitalized and with > spaces; sometimes not. Given that the very *concept* of > capitalization doesn't exist at all in Chinese, this should not be > surprising. > > Names are very personal things, and in my opinion it's better if we > not try to impose expectations of how names should be rendered of > expect people who wish to interact with the Linux kernel community. Ahhh, may be, my previous mail was wrong explanation. I didn't want to try enforce any naming style him. I merely want to explain I believe Pekka didn't try to blame him. I'm really satisfied he is using his real name. Thanks. -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@xxxxxxxxx. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Fight unfair telecom internet charges in Canada: sign http://stopthemeter.ca/ Don't email: <a href