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> making usernames case-insensitive would be a massive backwards-compatibility break and nobody’s sure whether or how we could actually do it. Couldn’t you sto
by todd3834 9y ago
> making usernames case-insensitive would be a massive backwards-compatibility break and nobody’s sure whether or how we could actually do it.
Couldn’t you store an upcase version of the username that is unique for this? You would still keep both columns so you have the upcase version for uniqueness and the original column for display name. This would also be backward compatible.
- todd3834 9y agoAn upgrade script can find collisions and report them before you upgrade. You’ll be required to resolve those before enabling case insensitive user names.