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Date:      Thu, 29 Nov 2001 08:47:04 -0800 (PST)
From:      John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Michael Lucas <mwlucas@blackhelicopters.org>
Cc:        Josef Karthauser <joe@tao.org.uk>, Mike Barcroft <mike@FreeBSD.org>, Giorgos Keramidas <charon@labs.gr>, Greg Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org>, cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org, "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Committer's guide policy on commit message contents
Message-ID:  <XFMail.011129084704.jhb@FreeBSD.org>
In-Reply-To: <20011129114409.A66703@blackhelicopters.org>

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On 29-Nov-01 Michael Lucas wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 29, 2001 at 08:39:03AM -0800, John Baldwin wrote:
>> Yes, and we can have en_GB (or en_BR or whatever it's called) if we wish to
>> have the British version as well.
> 
> Technically correct, but we have enough trouble getting translations
> and writing docs.
> 
> It's hideous to read, but it's better than saying "Oh, that document
> is only available in Great Britain English!", or asking people to
> maintain multiple translations of one document.

As long as each document is self-consistent that is the main thing.  Given a
choice in a specific document, I would lean toward US spellings for en_US.

-- 

John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org>  <><  http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/
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