[mashup-dev] RE: [Registry-dev] svn commit r11161 - trunk/registry/modules/core/src/main/java/org/wso2/registry/jdbc

[Glen Daniels]

Jonathan Marsh wrote:
> I agree it's harsh, but if I search for services by John Smith I 
> might get back a mix of services by upstanding citizen jsmith (John 
> Smith) and convicted felon johns (John Smith).  They currently all 
> look like they have the same author.

See below, but I definitely would -1 any attempt to require uniqueness
across "human" names.

> Another approach is to make both the formal name and the username 
> more visible, for instance by adding the username alongside the other
>  name in mashup lists ala email:
> 
> John Smith (jsmith)

Or the other way around "jsmith (John Smith)" to make it crystal clear
that the username is paramount.

> I think I'll do that for now rather than yank formal names...

+1

Also, "Formal" name seems a bit of a strange term, since it has 
connotations of both "this is the canonical/legal name" (as in formal 
declarations) and "this is very stuffy-uppity" (as in a formal dance). 
"Full name" seems to be what a lot of sites use for this.

--Glen