> Ben is correct: you can't assume that contributors will have both a > first name and a last name, or that a first name and last name is > sufficient to legally identify them. Those from Spanish and Portuguese > cultures usually have two family names as well as a personal name; > people from Indonesian, Burmese and Malaysian cultures often only use a > single name.
That's why asking for a policy. We have to have *some* way of identifying where a certain change originated from. I'm sure there is solution, and it doesn't matter to me whether I need to identify myself as "Martin v. Löwis" or "Martinv von Löwis of Menar". Regards, Martin _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
