Issue 3058: case-sensitivity in comparing interoperable names                                                                                                                                                       (naming_ftf)
Source:  (Mr. Philip Lijnzaad, p.lijnzaad@med.uu.nl)
Nature: Uncategorized Issue
Severity: 
Summary: while reading the Interoperable Naming specification (orbos/98-10-11), I
looked in vain for any mention of whether the comparison of names for
equality is done in a case-sensitive way or not. I suspected that it is
case-sensitive (and personal communication with Michi Henning confirmed
this), but I think the specification would gain preciseness if this was
stated clearly. This might be addressed by the FTF which I think is currently
active. 

Resolution: Add clarification text.
Revised Text: Section 3.3.1 Page 3-9 added "Name  comparisons are case sensitive" to the end of the 3rd paragraph.
Actions taken:
November 22, 1999: received issue
May 4, 2000: closed issue
Discussion: 

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Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 11:24:56 GMT
Message-Id: <199911221124.LAA08971@o2-4.ebi.ac.uk>
From: Philip Lijnzaad <lijnzaad@ebi.ac.uk>
To: issues@omg.org
Subject: case-sensitivity in comparing interoperable names
Reply-to: lijnzaad@ebi.ac.uk
Content-Type: text
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Dear Madam, Sir,

while reading the Interoperable Naming specification (orbos/98-10-11),
I
looked in vain for any mention of whether the comparison of names for
equality is done in a case-sensitive way or not. I suspected that it
is
case-sensitive (and personal communication with Michi Henning
confirmed
this), but I think the specification would gain preciseness if this
was
stated clearly. This might be addressed by the FTF which I think is
currently
active. 

With kind regards,
                                                             Philip
Lijnzaad
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