Re: [PATCH] Documentations: Fix slabinfo.c directory in vm/slub.txt

[KOSAKI Motohiro <kosaki.motohiro@gmail.com>]

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 9:07 AM, Ted Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> 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.

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