On 17 June 2011 19:04, Louis Suarez-Potts <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi all, > > On 2011-06-17, at 13:59 , Ian Lynch wrote: > > > On 17 June 2011 18:50, Manfred A. Reiter <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Hi Ingrid, *, > >> > >> Am 17.06.2011 17:44, schrieb IngridvdM: > >> > >> My understanding is that this contradicts the principles of the Apache > >>>> way, because choosing to talk in a native language other than English > is > >>>> excluding most others from their possibility to participate. > >>>> > >>> And if you have only english speaking list, you are excluding a mass of > >> german, brasilian, > >> spanish, japanes people how contributed to the project in a very good > way > >> during the > >> last years. > >> > >> IHMO it is evident, that we need > >> > >> So I would like to suggest that we use English on all mailing lists at > >>> Apache, also for the language/region specific tasks. Opinions? Or is > this > >>> anyhow self-evident and not worth a note? > >>> > >> > >> It is self-evident, that the core has to be in englisch, even if it is > BSE. > >> > > > > And because us English are not as good at languages as everyone else ;-) > > > > IMHO it is self-evident, that we need languages lists - at least for > > Let's draw some necessary boundaries, as we did with OOo on this issue. The > native language projects operated as *informational* resources, not where > *development* took place. ALL development was (and continues to be) in > English. But information on specific requests related to use and how-to > contribute, as well as incidental discussions, were encouraged to be in the > person's native language in these sub-projects. > The marketing project was not developmental though and it was in English and contributed to by many non-native speakers. So it seems to me that there was/is a need for some core English list(s) that are not necessarily about dev. The point was to promote regional and linguistic engagement and growth. > > But, should discussions become related to development, then the point of > having the native-language projects would be lost, as the group kept in the > "dark" would be all those tens of thousands who do not speak the native > language in question. > But wouldn't that also be true of key marketing discussions too? > > -louis -- Ian Ofqual Accredited IT Qualifications (The Schools ITQ) www.theINGOTs.org +44 (0)1827 305940 The Learning Machine Limited, Reg Office, 36 Ashby Road, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 8AQ. Reg No: 05560797, Registered in England and Wales.
