From: Don A. <don...@co...> - 2004-09-28 14:51:57
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Now that we have the 1.1.1 development release out, I think we have the date issue somewhat under control. We still have more work to go there to handle all the locale issues, but I think we are on the right track. The next issue that probably needs to be tackled is Names. Right now, we do a fairly decent job of handling western European and North American names. However, this is not the full extent. We need to: 1) Identify name types that we need to support 2) Identify what type of support is needed. I know that one of the major issues we have is in the handling of patronymic and matronymic names. From what I can tell, how they are handled may be different between locations. Could someone provide an overview of what we need here? I'm also aware that some cultures list the surname first. Instead of the western method of using Given_name Surname, a name may be listed as Surname Given_name. Can someone provide more information on these name types? Thanks. Don |