maybe there is a creative solution to this. as i see it, the main issues are:
1) the mailing list has gone thru an internationalization process, and now there are
mixed
nationalities on the mailing list.
2) some people are just more comfortable with english, but they won't have any problem
getting hebrew messages too.
3) the linux-heb is not getting off the ground, since most people are on linux-il.
my possible solutions:
1) do a one time event of signing everybody to both lists and from now on,
in the confirmation of subscription also add the possiblities of signing to:
- linux-heb
- linux-il
- linux-il+linux-heb
2) create an alias to linux-il called, for example, linux-il-heb. two sub solutions:
a) people will filter using mailing rules.
b) there will be an option in the mailing server that will allow people to set
no-hebrew-messages.
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Tzahi Fadida
MSc Student
Information System Engineering Area
Faculty of Industrial Engineering & Management
Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Technion City, Haifa, Israel 32000
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of guy keren
> Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 3:54 PM
> To: nadav mavor
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: nao aaeai aiuoii
>
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>
> nadav, i think you got what you were asking for. there are quite a few
> mailing lists and forums for linux in israel. 'linux-il' is just one of
> them. the reason that it has this name is historic (you may call that a
> short-sighted decision - but using a different name back then, would have
> been quite presumpteous).
>
> linux-il's policy was, and still is, that mailings should be sent in
> english. _because_ of this policy, some people who do not speak hebrew,
> managed to get involved with the list. if you don't like it - move to an
> only-hebrew mailing list. you can try to change the system from within,
> but you should not try to force your opinions on _this_ community (which,
> again, is not "the single israeli linux community").
>
> just for the language wars - there is no shame in hebrew, contrariwise - i
> like hebrew much more then i like english, and i assume many people on
> this mailing list feel the same (don't jump, i said 'many', not 'most',
> not 'all'). and still, i find it comfortable to use english here, and in
> other mailing lists. i seem to have more respect for the hebrew language
> then you might give me credit for. i still have the choice to use english
> when i find it more suiteable.
>
> when you bash people (like you bashed nadav harel) - you're giving bad
> service to your point of view. why would he bother working on hspell, if
> he is "ashamed of using hebrew" ?
>
> now, let us calm down, and avoid losing our tempers. i have tried to
> refrain from using personal insults on this letter - i hope you can do
> that too in your reply.
>
> --
> guy
>
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> or dial 0, and please hold, for the creator." -- nob o. dy
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