On Fri, Sep 15, 2017 at 10:04:51AM +0100, Tony Marston wrote: > >The light bulb was invented by an English man (Joseph Swan), the > >television by a > >Scott (John Logie Baird); so should the Brits and Scots be the > >ones that define > >light bulb and TV standards to suit their convenience ? > > > > Don't be silly. Neither light bulbs nor television sets are affected > by which case is used in which character set.
> >>Because the English-speaking world invented both computers and the > >>languages used to program them. > > > >It was a German that invented binary, so my suggestion is to devolve all > >future decisions to the Germans. > > Binary coding is not affected by changes in case so this argument is bogus. I think that both Rowan Collins & I agree on that point. We were commenting on your assertion: > >>Because the English-speaking world invented both computers and the > >>languages used to program them. > > Thus because we are English speaking we do not have a special position to dictate the development of computers and languages -- especially as it affects non-English speakers. -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: http://www.phcomp.co.uk/contact.php #include <std_disclaimer.h> -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
