Yes but in case of a collision what name should the root use ? and what if the new member does not like the newly proposed name by root ? Sending 3 preferred uid(s) saves time for the root and others not to think about what to do and what names to use and what if it is OK or not with the new members :).
On Wed, Sep 22, 2010 at 3:34 PM, Benson Margulies <bimargul...@gmail.com> wrote: > Folks, > > Contrary to the doc on the incubator site, there's really no reason to > ask new people for three proposed user names. All you have to do is to > look at the global committer list and see if their first choice is > available, and then go around only in case of collision. Root does not > mind receiving a request with only one name on it so long as that name > is not taken. > > --benson > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org > > -- Thanks - Mohammad Nour Author of (WebSphere Application Server Community Edition 2.0 User Guide) http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg247585.html - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mnour - Blog: http://tadabborat.blogspot.com ---- "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving" - Albert Einstein "Writing clean code is what you must do in order to call yourself a professional. There is no reasonable excuse for doing anything less than your best." - Clean Code: A Handbook of Agile Software Craftsmanship "Stay hungry, stay foolish." - Steve Jobs --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org
