[Zope3-dev] Re: RFC: Rename "principal" to "participant"

[Tonico Strasser]

Philipp von Weitershausen schrieb:
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> So, I would like to give "principal" a better name. How about
> "participant"? After all, a principal _participates_ in an interaction
> through a participation (e.g. an HTTP request). Participant should also
> be pretty easy to translate: it's a common word, especially outside IT
> vocubulary, which means chances are good to find appropriate native
> translations for it.
> 
> (Note that the point of finding translations for technical terms is not
> only for the sake of a translated Zope 3 UI. It's more about how people
> understand technical terms. I think most Zope 3 developers aren't native
> English speakers and they do not necessarily think in English. So, good
> words that have good native translations help the understanding process
> on their end. That is not only important for _learning_ a concept, but
> also for _explaining_ it. As a book author, I know what I'm talking
> about... :))
> 
> Hope to hear some comments,

Here the obligatory dumb question: why is it not called user?

Tonico