[Savannah-hackers] "Unixname" problem not entirely fixed

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Richard Stallman writes:

 > 1. Is there any reason nowadays for the limitation to 12 characters?

        I don't know. This should be checked with every software we use
and that make use of these names. 

 > 2. "unixname" still occurs in one place, which is now confusing.

        I fixed it, thanks for pointing it.

 > 3. It doesn't explain the purpose of the "system name".
 > In fact, after reading it, I don't know what that name is for.
 > People need to know what it's for, to make a good choice.
 > So could you please put in an explanation?

        I added a task for this purpose.

        Cheers,

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