On 17 June 2011 16:44, IngridvdM <[email protected]> wrote: > Am 17.06.2011 15:07, schrieb Andrea Pescetti: >> >> Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: > 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.
Native language user lists are fine, as long as there is a) sufficient demand for them and b) sufficient contributors to manage them. Non-English core development lists are not acceptable. I'm not sure if there is precedent for non-english dev lists for translation and the like. I imagine that they *might* be acceptable but only if all proposals that affect code (other than language specific items) would need to be brought to the core list. My gut feeling is that it would be best to avoid them if at all possible, but that's just instinct (i.e. not based on practical experience). I wonder if any of the other mentors have any experience of language specific dev lists for translation activities. Ross -- Ross Gardler <[email protected]> Programme Leader (Open Development) OpenDirective http://opendirective.com
