From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 1 16:55:30 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1866D1065675 for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:55:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gordon.tetlow@gmail.com) Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com (rv-out-0506.google.com [209.85.198.229]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DDAB08FC1A for ; Wed, 1 Apr 2009 16:55:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from gordon.tetlow@gmail.com) Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id l9so107679rvb.43 for ; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:55:29 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc :content-type; bh=8UIdIpGnt+uAQbVT7Ni3BOo6sgxlpqsuMjMOdCDH2vU=; b=wGPjD3g0vs150vaf7b1/mYt4KxgJiaE2LZOFsUMxdBg7eyOqwmqHm5epyYaTl1V6Bd TF3Ui4kK3ZoET8mpe2w7eOqPWkJ+2qjIavwbya5h7BjjwCoEabNnpUwea543GOaZZMXw b9cSE7fSgbi/MgJOBz2QYr8KkXqhd+gjyJaF8= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type; b=nnuqLf8qxFFezREpg+/+xo9YGdY6l/rCT8BZhlqxxZw3XxR+5IR0023JKqy8RcBy3Z R072oQrAEuWuy7A+4NLRwdRFkphabulmxjFkqvUj+YrYUF3AmBl4Z4avvKjkFpeLvsq+ nx28GGBSf1oZq6FFxmJ8wz56oamd/8LWtgTis= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: gordon.tetlow@gmail.com Received: by 10.114.95.12 with SMTP id s12mr5308851wab.223.1238603281651; Wed, 01 Apr 2009 09:28:01 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: <8321954E-5CFF-45F9-9F87-BE83659E4C8D@mac.com> Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 09:28:01 -0700 X-Google-Sender-Auth: 2d7ca7a178bc9398 Message-ID: <4e571dd70904010928w1900ca9ey740f256c344cdd57@mail.gmail.com> From: Gordon Tetlow To: Marcel Moolenaar Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Arch Subject: Re: On errno X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:55:30 -0000 On Wed, Apr 1, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Marcel Moolenaar wrote: > Oh, and yes: I have been thinking about localization of the kernel. > While I don't see this to be urgent or critical to FreeBSD itself, > I can see a "market" for it. This is an interesting discussion in light of the recent article about the "Ugly American Programmer." Basically it says that programmers all understand English (or we can basically expect them to), so as long as the information is for programmers (user/kernel barrier qualifies in my mind), is it hugely important? http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001248.html Cheers, Gordon