On 01/09/2018 10:58 PM, Charelle Collett wrote:
> Hi there,
>
> I was forwarded a development thread from the 389 DS project [0]. They
> are considering updating their default representation of user identities
> away from givenName-surname to "legalName" and "displayName".
>
> Right now, by default users have a givenName and mandatory surname, but
> that isn't really suitable for many cultures where it's not that simple,
> or people who only have one name.  There are also cases where people
> don't need or want to be identified by their legal name, for example,
> divorcees or trans people who haven't had a name change, or people who
> need to hide their identity.
>
> So, instead of givenName + surname, they want to change the default to
> have 'displayName' and an optional 'legalName' instead.  Legal name
> would be your full name, no matter what length or format or ordering;
> display name would be how you want your name to show up around the system.
>
> I think it would be great if we could show support for this change
> either on the mailing list thread [0], or by contacting the developers
> directly.
>
> Hope you're having a lovely day,
> Charelle.
>
> [0]
> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/389-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/IEC7IMLLD6D5S3DIC463IR6CT5JRNQTG/
> <https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/389-devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/thread/IEC7IMLLD6D5S3DIC463IR6CT5JRNQTG/>
>

Hi Charelle, thanks for raising this to our attention.

Looking at the thread, I see overwhelming support for the feature, as
well as helpful UI/UX feedback added by Máirín. We'll keep an eye on the
thread, but from my POV, I have nothing more to add.

Let us know if you need any other help with this.

--
Cheers,
Justin W. Flory
jflory7@gmail.com


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