I can only confirm this... Let's hope this good and lenghty mail will be the end of these endless and useless discussions.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2008 at 12:20 AM, Alex Ficelle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Dear list, > > Some people speak only Dutch, some people speak only French, some both > Dutch and French or French and Dutch, some can also speak English, some > no English at all. No matter the combination of languages you choose, > not everybody will ever be totally satisfied or comfortable. > > I notice the current language "policy" used on this mailing list has > worked well until now. Those who can, write in English; those who > cannot, write in their own language. Messages intended for everybody > were written in English; messages intended only for people speaking a > certain language were written in that language. People who could not > read the language used in a particular message, but felt that particular > message might be of interest, asked for the meaning or for a translation > on the list or made a special effort to decode it by themselves. > > As for real-life meetings, English has always been the lingua frenca > (even if a clumsy one) and has enabled us to communicate when the whole > group was concerned (even if communication was not 100 % perfect) and to > get things done or going. People usually reverted to French or Dutch > when speaking of informal matters in smaller sub-groups (during breaks, > for example); they usually switched back to English when someone who > could not understand the language felt an interest in the topic at hand. > > In the past few months, I reduced my involvement in Ubuntu-be > significantly because of big (time-consuming) changes in my personal > life. I kept reading this list, though (and I have no problem reading > messages in English, Dutch, French or German). And I must say I do > really not like the new trend in the past few months of debating over > language "issues" more than organizing events about Ubuntu. > > I read many times repeated that the current language policy would drive > people away from the list. Like I said above, my experience has shown > that the policy has worked well until now. And right now, those sterile > and endless debates about language are driving me away from the list, > not the policy. > > Alexandre > > > -- > ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com > > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be > -- ubuntu-be mailing list / mailto:ubuntu-be@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-be