On 06/30/2010 07:44 PM, NightStrike wrote: > No idea. I've been emailed offlist by 3 people that used fake names. > Or at least claimed to. > Personally, I have trouble believing that (unless we have independent evidence that they also sleep with a 44 Magnum under the napkin).
In any case, personally I don't really mind which nickname people use in most of the day by day correspondence on the mailing lists, but I find entirely sensible for FSF to have on file genuine data about the contributors. Like any other profit or non-profit organization, as far as I know. Paolo.