From 1be510f9529cb082f802408b472a77d074b394c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nicolas Vigier Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2013 13:46:12 +0000 Subject: Add zarb MLs html archives --- zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/20111214/006093.html | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 80 insertions(+) create mode 100644 zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/20111214/006093.html (limited to 'zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/20111214/006093.html') diff --git a/zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/20111214/006093.html b/zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/20111214/006093.html new file mode 100644 index 000000000..06014dbc0 --- /dev/null +++ b/zarb-ml/mageia-discuss/20111214/006093.html @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ + + + + [Mageia-discuss] Feature request: uppercase letters in user names + + + + + + + + + +

[Mageia-discuss] Feature request: uppercase letters in user names

+ Romain d'Alverny + rdalverny at gmail.com +
+ Wed Dec 14 15:43:57 CET 2011 +

+
+ +
On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 15:04, Renaud (Ron) Olgiati
+<renaud at olgiati-in-paraguay.org> wrote:
+> On Wednesday 14 Dec 2011 09:39 my mailbox was graced by a message from Buchan
+> Milne who wrote:
+>> > So my feature request would be to support uppercase letters in usernames,
+>
+>> Can you explain why you would want this?
+>
+> Why not ? Is not Linux about freedom of choice ?
+
+That does not equate with getting whatever one wants done. Unless one
+can make and contribute it on her own.
+
+> And since the system accepts upper case in user names, why restrict them at
+> the mcc/userdrake level ?
+
+First, it is not clear if the request is clearly about the system user
+id/login or about the user real name (which already does what is
+asked). Is it about having your real displayed here and there instead
+of your user id? Is it about being able to authenticate with one or
+the other?
+
+ + + + + + +
+

+ +
+More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list
+ -- cgit v1.2.1