Re: Sort the AUTHORS file by their last names.

[Tae Wong]

Particles "van" and "de" can be parts of last name for non-Dutch persons.

On 8/17/13, Michael Stefaniuc  wrote:
> On 08/16/2013 09:33 PM, Tae Wong wrote:
> > You have to manually update it by adding all authors from the GIT log.
> >
> > The attachment is here at first message.
>
> That one you did is not correct either:
> - I see some Spanish "double" last names sorted by the 2nd one instead
> of the first.
> - In Dutch the "van" is not part of last name so you cannot sort those
> under "V"
>
> I'm sure there is more of that in other languages. Like I said this is
> not a trivial problem. And not a problem that can be automated thus not
> sustainable long term. There's a reason git opts to sort the text lines.
>
> bye
>         michael