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Ka-Hing Cheung khc at hxbc.us
Sat Jul 28 15:43:12 EDT 2007


On Sat, 2007-07-28 at 00:35 -0400, Etan Reisner wrote:
> On Sat, Jul 28, 2007 at 12:26:00AM -0400, John Bailey wrote:
> > Sean Egan wrote:
> > > "Alias" may be a bad term, but I don't think we'll change it. Can
> > > anyone think of a better term?
> >
> > The only alternative string that makes sense in this context is "Display Name."
> >  I realize this makes the string much longer, but it might be worth it to just
> > suck it up and change it even if we don't like it, given how few people aside
> > from the developers and CPWs understand what an "alias" is.
> 

I can't find the original email with this quote, but I like "Alias" and
I've never come across anyone who doesn't understand what it is.

-khc





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