Hello everybody,
I live in El Salvador, Central America, and I can confirm the most used time 
format here is the a.m./p.m. hour. as in every country of central america and 
mexico, since i lived there too.
Here are some links to salvadorian newspapers, web portals and goverment 
institution, all using the a.m./p.m. format:

http://www.laprensagrafica.com/el-salvador/social/25282-830-p-m.html
http://www.clic.org.sv/agenda.php?funcion=detalle&evento=887
http://www.sc.gob.sv/Publicaciones/Licitaciones/licitaciones_08.htm

i hope this link can be evidence enough.

But i don't understand something: why is there so much problem with enabling at 
least an option for the user to choose whether if they want to use the 
a.m./p.m. format or not. I think any OS have this as an option, and it is weird 
-for not saying ridiculous- we spanish speaking people having to convince and 
prove you -ubuntu programmers i guess- what we are saying its true!!
I normally enable this option by editing the locale file. The first time i did 
it was a headache, and shouldn't be this way. My dad's installed ubuntu and he 
found too that the time format he is used to is not available not even as an 
option.

It is not linux, and consequently ubuntu, all about choice?
So i don't understand the reluctance to enable the a.m./p.m. format, at least 
as option if not as default. It is not technically difficult do it -i could-, 
so i feel it is all about willingness and openness. 

 -practically there is zero bad consequence in user experience by enabling this 
option even in countries that don't use it. 
so please! come on guys, don't get that complicated in a decision that should 
be that simple!

anybody latin people agrees with me?


best regards,

Alejandro,

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