Peter Constable scripsit: > So, I'm going to grab the > soapbox for a moment to offer some more perspective. [I'm sure most > people here are aware that I was until recently representing SIL.]
Here are a few links giving different viewpoints: http://www.publiceye.org/research/Group_Watch/Entries-119.htm (negative, quite old) http://136.142.158.105/Lasa2000/Hartch.PDF (outsider viewpoint, fairly positive) I was interested to learn that the Tok Pisin name of SIL is Institut bilong Tok Ples, or the Institute of Local Languages; and to discover why it's called the _Summer_ Institute (after the original summer training programs; I had always assumed Summer was a founder or sponsor!). -- Only do what only you can do. John Cowan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --Edsger W. Dijkstra, http://www.reutershealth.com deceased 6 August 2002 http://www.ccil.org/~cowan
