Jon Grant wrote: > Without wanting to cause a stir with any cultural imperialism, perhaps > there are more important things than Welsh and Irish i18n.. > Welsh was almost dead before the revival in the last 10 years as I > understand it. Many of those people taught in Welsh will be stuck with > difficulty speaking English when they want to consider wider range of > job options in their life. So it could be a blessing for them to have > English as their first language, and a European or Asian language as > second ;)
Um, no. I don't agree. A culture is inherently connected with its language. We should not depreciate support for languages merely based on considerations of financial gain or job opportunities. I am Irish, and one of my regrets is that - as a child - I did not learn more about the language. I'm glad there is support for my language in GNU/Linux and I would appreciate if it were maintained. I do plan to study Irish again when I have time. Happy to discuss this off-list :) Shane _______________________________________________ Fsfe-uk mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/fsfe-uk
