[Bug 828412] Re: installer does not allow the right country/language combination

[papukaija]

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Title:
  installer does not allow the right country/language combination

Status in “localechooser” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 11.10 beta installation.

   1. What you expected to happen

  The same as what happened, but without the inconvenience

   2. What actually happened

  Supposing a foreign person person in Belgium, let's say an American.

  Installation starts.
  Language choice: what he speaks: English (twice)
  Country for time zone, euro, etc. : Belgium

  Answer: "There is no locale defined for the combination of language and country..."
  "You can now select the locale that will be used ... [a country where English is spoken]"
  And our American guy is requested to move to Zimbabwe or some place, e. g. return to US.
  Or to install and configure the system in a language he does not understand.

  FYI: a computer located in Belgium is perfectly capable of running in English, see:
  http://www.gnu.org/software/gettext/manual/gettext.html#Setting-the-POSIX-Locale

  As a side note, if he chooses Dutch (his neighbourr's language) the
  system answers that the messages may be a mix of Dutch and English !!!
  Make up your mind ;-)

   3. The minimal series of steps necessary to make it happen, where step 1 is "start the program"
  1 start the programs
  2 all of the above.

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