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RE: Names

From: Misha Wolf <Misha.Wolf@reuters.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2006 19:39:23 +0000
To: David Orchard <dorchard@bea.com>, public-xml-versioning@w3.org
Cc: W3C TAG <www-tag@w3.org>
Message-id: <A29ADE959C70A1449470AA9A212F5D80012510C1@LONSMSXM06.emea.ime.reuters.com> 
Hi Dave,
 
Neither <first> nor <last> convey any semantics when it comes to names,
and the use of these terms promotes misunderstanding.  How about
<givenName> and <familyName>?  Though these too aren't perfect, they're
a lot more meaninful than first/last.
 
Thanks,
Misha
 


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