Hi, Ian Lynch a écrit : > On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 14:54 +0200, Charles Schulz wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> Ian Lynch a écrit : >> >>> On Thu, 2006-08-17 at 13:24 +0200, Charles Schulz wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>> Except that there is not a NLC for England, for example. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> Then refer to OOo Team. >>>> >>>> >>> In Germany! Great I am an English citizen and I have to refer to OOo >>> Team in Germany who publish no accounts and give me no idea whether >>> money raised in England would ever be spent on English priorities. >>> >>> >> Well, that, I'm sure, can be worked out. >> > > I thought so too but in effect it just cost me a load of time making the > effort and getting nowhere. > > >> I don't think the OOoTeam >> people are stupid and they can certainly agree on some marketing actions >> in the UK. >> > > So far they have no mechanism for even publishing accounts and this was > pointed out over a year ago. > > >> Well, first of all, it's interesting to refer to the Welsh, the Scottish >> and the English as being of different *races*. Very interesting indeed. >> > > Semantics apart. I think you will find a lot of the natives of these > countries see themselves as such - of course it depends on how you want > to define race but these are separate countries with separate devolved > governance and different cultural heritages to preserve. They are not > English - go to a soccer match in Glasgow and tell the first person you > meet they are English and see how long your teeth stay in place. > I know.But races is a very dangerous concept, if not totally fallacious and biased. > >> Second, the NLC is about representing every language except english, >> > > Quite the point I was making. I'm disenfranchised. Don't confuse England > or English with the USA and US English and associated culture either. > Popular mistake at the moment but some of us respect our cultural > heritage. > > Indeed. I perfectly know how to make the difference, don't worry about this. And I do respect the British/English cultural heritage, as much as I respect any other. Remember, my name is famous for that and has been so for quite some years now. >> so >> I'm a bit covered up here, >> > > I think you are skating on thin ice. >
No, really? Then come over trying to make people from more than 80 different cultures and languages work together. That's called the magic of FLOSS. But that's really skating on thin ice, 24/7. > >> and third, I was just joking. >> > > Well some jokes are not always funny to everyone. > I'm so sorry Ian ol'boy. I didn't mean to hurt you in any way. > >> I know Brits >> can bash the French all the way and I'm sure you got plenty of that in >> store yourself... :-) >> > > If I have, I'll keep them to myself rather than use them inappropriately > in a serious discussion. > Waow. Take it easy. I didn't mean any harm whatsoever. Best, Charles. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
