Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 12:37:33 -0400 From: Bill Moran <wmoran@iowna.com> To: "Rashid N. Achilov" <shelton@sentry.granch.ru> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Docs in SGML Message-ID: <3B3222CD.F30E144C@iowna.com> References: <01061622231103.21543@sentry.granch.com> <01061623260305.21543@sentry.granch.com> <3B2CC1A2.AE3AC38C@iowna.com> <01062123052709.00392@sentry.granch.com>
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I'll have to concede on these points, as I'm in a condition where I don't really _know_ about these things from first hand knowledge. It simply seems wrong to try to force everyone to use the same language, but I'm not always right either. -Bill "Rashid N. Achilov" wrote: > > On Sunday 17 June 2001 21:41, Bill Moran wrote: > > "Rashid N. Achilov" wrote: > > > Ten (10) years ago in USSR were only DOS boxes (Imagine, NO Windoze :-)) > > > ). And, of course, no programs with Russian interface. :-)That time I > > > already was a Programmer :-) Since that I'm got so accustomed to English > > > interface, that and now for me "1 Помощь 2 Меню 3 Смотр" (here was used > > > russian letters) looks like strange and enormous rather "1 Help 2 Menu 3 > > > View". > > > > > > Thats way I find all this noise about "localization" useless for me. > > > > I can understand that and I respect your ability to work in 2 different > > languages. Being from the U.S., I'm pretty lazy in that aspect as I've > > only needed to know English. > > First time it was a mandatory :-) Next time it was preferrable environment > :-) My first computer was BIG :-) IBM 370 :-) And I think, that "localized" > versions, (especially Windoze, exclude M$ Office) worked worse, localized > games can hung/crash at any time etc...But it is offtopic there, when you > want to continue, let's go to mail :-) > > > However, keep in mind that the localization effort is for everyone using > > a computer. There are probably many, many more people in the USSR that > > would not be comfortable trying to work in English software than there > > are people like you. > > Well, for office manager or accountant it is true. For programmer, developer, > sysadmin or like it is completely false. I can't imagine UNIX user (even user > :-)), who doesn't know English :-)) > -- > With Best Regards. > Rashid N. Achilov (RNA1-RIPE), Web: http://granch.ru/~shelton > Granch Ltd. system administrator, e-mail: achilov@granch.ru > PGP: 83 CD E2 A7 37 4A D5 81 D6 D6 52 BF C9 2F 85 AF 97 BE CB 0A > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message -- If a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, then what can I get for two hands in the bush? To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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