The rule of thumb is never to display the username (login name) if at all possible as it exposes half of the user's account credentials. All fields that presents a person's name (including entity names) works best when such name is immediately recognised and is discernible from other names.
Using a 'display' name is useful for 'sites' where there is little consequence or interaction between the subscribers and casual users - for example, this forum site. In other sites where there is a very high degree of interconnection (eg. Facebook, LinkedIn...) then real world common names are used. Of course there are always those who use pseudonyms to remain anonymous.
For Project Management software then real world names are applicable as there are no anonymous users - each person is either Responsible, Accountable, Consulted or Informed and they will expect to be Paid!
If Projeqtor is to become a credible tool in the Enterprise then lift its 'professional' appearance then drop the use of 'display' name. Better not to give my Directors the 'feel' that Projeqtor is like 99% of blogging and forum sites that populate the internet. For those who want to remain anonymous then Fred Nerk as a fullname would suffice.
I understand your point of view.
My idea is just to make things clear.
IMO Display Name is not a pseudo but show it is the name that will be displayed (in list).
Of course it should be real name.
What is important is that ProjeQtOr is radically different from forum or social sites : users don't choose there display name. It is an administrator who defines resource names ...
And in an Enterprise, ProjeQtOr should be connected to LDAP. Then, resource name directly comes from LDAP.
But you're right, maybe "real name" could be better than "display name".
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