[MPlayer-cvslog] CVS: main AUTHORS,1.176,1.177

[Rich Felker]

On Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 11:25:38AM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 10:52:44PM -0400, Rich Felker wrote:
> > On Fri, Apr 14, 2006 at 12:18:26AM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 04:13:14PM -0400, Rich Felker wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 07:45:42PM +0200, Diego Biurrun wrote:
> > > > > 
> > > > > I reordered the AUTHORS file a long time ago and put it in that order
> > > > > because it is less ambiguous.  Hungarians use last name first, many
> > > > > other countries have this custom and we basically had a mixed order,
> > > > > some names were written last name first, others first name first.
> > > > 
> > > > Can I ask why we don't just always write it in the order you say it?
> > > 
> > > Yes you can.  The answer is that the order "you say it" is different
> > > around the world.  Some countries use first name then last name, others
> > > use last name then first name, Hungary being a prominent example of the
> > > latter.
> > 
> > No I think you misunderstood what I was asking. Obviously I'm aware of
> > this. My point was to write each name in the natural order in which
> > it's said, rather than imposing a fixed order based on your own
> > culture onto the list.
> 
> That's not the point.  The point is that it's impossible to tell what is
> first and last name for names from languages/cultures that you are not
> familiar with.

With my system it's impossible to tell which name is family name and
which name is given name, but with your system it's impossible to tell
how to even say the person's name correctly. I think the latter
matters a lot more...

Rich