> > > French people, what do you think ?
> > I don't agree with this. Because if you keep only one list, you can
> > have both people unilingual with the same language than you and people
> > that could do the connection between 2 or 3 different lnaguages. That
>
> Sorry to cut into the discussion since English is my first
> language (I know others; but they're not good enough to post on a list
> anyway), but I think if you open up a French-speaking mailing list, you'll
> end up helping more people.
This is the point.
> I guess you're assuming that if a French
> mailing list was created, then French-speakers would start posting to
> another mailing list and not this one. Perhaps, but I think the original
> suggestion came up because creating a French-speaking mailing list would
> attract French speakers that never would have posted on the English
> speaking mailing list due to fear, embarassment, whatever...
You perfectly translate my bad english. :-D
> Indeed, posting on the English mailing list attracts more people,
> but it does not cater to those that are afraid to post and maybe avoiding
> using GTK+ because of a lack of support in their own language.
>
> I hope that mailing lists in other languages are created with a
> warning that if s/he truly wants to reach a larger number of readers, they
> should post on the English speaking mailing list instead.
Yeah, and moderators would maybe spare some time replying "you should ask this on the
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in.
> And if the
> mailing list in French (for example) is receiving only posts from one
> person over a period of months, then you can always decide to shut down
> the list, right?
>
> Sorry for cutting into the discussion, though. English is my
> first language, but I've been in many cases when English isn't the first
> language and the fear and embarassment is...well, self-inflicted...but
> enough to keep me from saying anything. Maybe that's just me... ;)
>
> Ray
>
A+
Hugues
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