Big thanks to all at the governance working group for the effort.... Much appreciated.
P On Mon, Oct 30, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Philippe Verdy <[email protected]> wrote: > You could add the "language" to the list of discrimination targets (whever > it is a native language or learnt foreign languages). > > People will honestly do their best to be understood, but the lingusitic > perfection is not a goal in talks and there are various levels of mastering > it. Doing perfect translations is difficult even for machines and there's > naturally some level of misunderstanding between two people attempting to > use the "same" language where every language on earth has many social and > regional variants. We don't speak machine code but even if we did, there > would be bugs as well and code bugs are there to be corrected over time. > > "Language" should be normally part of "culture" but frequently not > understood like this because it is an unavoidable barrier that fragments > the community that should stay open for cooperation. And there are things > you can't learn in language books or even when reading, when we are not > contacntly exposed to their oral and written forms in various contexts to > have a full view of what is meant of what some local community will prefer > to use locally (this goes in opposition to the OSM and HOT global goals, > which cannot be achieved by anyone alone). > > 2017-10-30 19:23 GMT+01:00 Dale Kunce <[email protected]>: > >> *Short Version* >> >> HOT is committed to providing an inclusive, welcoming, and safe >> environment for people of of any race, ethnicity, culture, national >> origin, colour, immigration status, social and economic class, educational >> level, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, size, >> family status, political belief, religion, and mental and physical ability >> . >> >> Encouraged Behaviors: >> >> - Be friendly and patient. >> - Be welcoming. >> - Be considerate. >> - Be respectful. >> - Be careful in your word phrasing and tone. >> - Assume all communications are positive. >> - When we disagree, try to understand why. >> >> Behaviors that Won’t be Tolerated: >> >> - Verbal, written, or physical abuse. >> - Discrimination of any person. >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Membership" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > -- *Pete Masters* *@pedrito1414* <https://twitter.com/TheMissingMaps>
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