+1 to downcasing
-----Original Message-----
From: "Timothy Daly" <ti...@yahoo-inc.com>
Sent: Friday, June 8, 2012 7:49pm
To: "Johannes Erdfelt" <johan...@erdfelt.com>
Cc: "openstack@lists.launchpad.net" <openstack@lists.launchpad.net>
Subject: Re: [Openstack] Comparing roles - case (in)sensitivity
On Jun 8, 2012, at 4:16 PM, Johannes Erdfelt wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 08, 2012, Brian Waldon <brian.wal...@rackspace.com> wrote:
>> Can you explain why?
>
> Not to speak for Kiall, but I'll make the argument that there is no
> value in treating "admin", "Admin", and "admIn" separately. It can only
> lead to confusion and frustration of the people who use OpenStack.
>
> These values are intended for people and people generally expect
> case-insensitive matching.
>
Yes, it's the same word for people, but it's not the same bytes for computers.
How shall we coexist in peace? Downcase everything and it won't come up. :)
Cheers,
Tim
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