Date: Tue, 29 Jun 1999 07:26:06 +0900 From: Motoyuki Konno <motoyuki@snipe.rim.or.jp> To: John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu> Cc: Motoyuki Konno <motoyuki@snipe.rim.or.jp>, freebsd-tech-jp@jp.freebsd.org, jdp@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-translate@ngo.org.uk, doc@FreeBSD.ORG, kuriyama@sky.rim.or.jp, jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, nclayton@lehman.com, Satoshi - Ports Wraith - Asami <asami@FreeBSD.ORG>, Nik Clayton <nik@nothing-going-on.demon.co.uk> Subject: Re: Resolution: FDP reorganisation Message-ID: <199906282226.HAA01567@sakura.snipe.rim.or.jp> References: <199906280427.AAA01972@smtp1.erols.com>
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Hi,
John Baldwin <jobaldwi@vt.edu> wrote:
> >> * It's incredibly inconsistent. Look at
> >>
> >> en_US.utf/ US English, probably
> >
> > I think "en" is better. Because English is used in many countries
> > (U.K., Austraria, New Zealand, etc.).
>
> Yeah, but US English is a bit different than British English.. mostly in the
> form of idioms. Although I doubt it, it is entirely possible, that we might
> end up with a en_UK.ISO-8559-1 (or whatever it is called).
I know the differences between US and British English, of course.
But, is there any needs to support 'British English' or 'Canadian
English' version of documents? I think not.
Currently FreeBSD supports en_AU (Austrarian), en_CA (Canadian),
en_GB (British), en_US (United States). I think English version of
FreeBSD documents commonly used in these countries... So, I think
en_US.utf, en_US.ISO_8859-1, or en_GB.ISO_8859-1 is not appropriate
for the [source|install] directory name.
If FreeBSD has a plan to maintain 'British English' or 'Canadian
English' version of documents separate from US English version,
the name 'en_US.utf' or 'en_US.ISO_8859_1' may be suitable.
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