[Ubuntu-be] Talenkwestie

Samuel Vandamme samuel.v at sava.be
Tue Apr 8 19:30:31 BST 2008


Ik vind dat iedereen zijn taal mag kiezen, mensen dwingen in een bepaalde
taal heeft toch geen nut. Ik denk trouwens dat de meeste mensen wel
engels/frans/nederlands kunnen lezen en deze dat het niet kunnen is het een
perfecte oefening.

MVG
Samuel V.

PS : Ben nieuwe op de mailinglist dus een 'groet' aan iedereen :)

2008/4/8 Steven Roose <stevenroose op gmail.com>:

> ik denk dat er veel meer walen zijn die geen nederlands kunnen en wel
> engels dan dat er vlamingen zijn die geen engels kunnen.
> daarom prefereer ik engels, de taal van de informatica, boven het
> nederlands maar iedereen doet ermee wat hij wil.
>
> Walter Casselman wrote:
> > We zijn Belgen, Vlamingen en Walen;
> > Laat de Vamingen  met hun eigen taal op hun eigen Ubuntu, onze
> > vrienden de Walen op de hun eigen franstalige  Ubuntu.
> > Laten wij doorgaan in onze eigen taal.
> > En laat ons, als het even kan, over Ubuntu problemen spreken. (zie nl)
> > En dat kan best als we dat in onze eigen taal kunnen doen.
> > Die het in Engels wil doen, doe maar, maar reken er op dat een veel
> > mensen niet meer mee kunnen, en afhaken.
> > Het zijn niet allemaal veeltalige bollebozen.
> >
> > Waltcass
> > 2008/4/8, ubuntu-be-request op lists.ubuntu.com
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> >        1. Re:  Talen enzo [was: Re: about me (voorstelling) --> in
> >           Belgi? spreekt men drie talen : engels, engels en engels.]
> >           (mongolito404)
> >        2. Re:  Talen enzo [was: Re: about me (voorstelling) --> in
> >           Belgi? spreekt men drie talen : engels, engels en engels.]
> >           ( Wouter Horr? )
> >        3. Re:  about me (voorstelling) --> in Belgi? spreekt men drie
> >           talen : engels, engels en engels. (Amedee Van Gasse)
> >        4. Re:  Talen enzo [was: Re: about me (voorstelling) --> in
> >           Belgi? spreekt men drie talen : engels, engels en engels.]
> >           (Amedee Van Gasse)
> >        5. Re:  VOIP (Amedee Van Gasse)
> >        6.  PIII's for free ... (kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >     <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be>)
> >        7. Re:  PIII's for free ... (Tom Van Braeckel)
> >        8. Re:  PIII's for free ... (kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >     <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be>)
> >        9. Re:  PIII's for free ... (kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >     <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be>)
> >       10. Re:  Talen enzo [was: Re: about me (voorstelling) --> in
> >           Belgi? spreekt men drie talen : engels, engels en engels.]
> >           (Pierre Lison)
> >
> >
> >
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 1
> >     Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 14:15:37 +0200
> >     From: mongolito404 <mongolito404 op gmail.com
> >     <mailto:mongolito404 op gmail.com>>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] Talen enzo [was: Re: about me
> (voorstelling)
> >             --> in Belgi? spreekt men drie talen : engels, engels en
> >     engels.]
> >     To: "Ubuntu Belgium" <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID:
> >             <4e46f0fd0804080515w23c74da1g18da6594b50d65e3 op mail.gmail.com
> >     <mailto:4e46f0fd0804080515w23c74da1g18da6594b50d65e3 op mail.gmail.com
> >>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
> >
> >     We can't stick to a strict english-only policy because we don't have
> >     one at the moment. If we did, this discussion would not have
> happened
> >     because it started in Dutch.
> >
> >     Couldn't each of us do his/her best to understand and be understood
> by
> >     others? Do we really have to pop this language (non-)issue every now
> >     and then ? Is it that hard ?
> >
> >     On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Bart Broeckx <bart op ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:bart op ubuntu.com>> wrote:
> >     > Thx Wouter, that's exactly what I mean;.
> >     > 2008/4/8, Wouter Horr? <wouter+ubuntu op horre.be<wouter%2Bubuntu op horre.be>
> >     <mailto:wouter%2Bubuntu op horre.be <wouter%252Bubuntu op horre.be>>>:
> >     > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Tom <ubuntu op virta.be
> >     <mailto:ubuntu op virta.be>> wrote:
> >     > > >  More importantly though, I don't see how language use could
> >     > > >  influence the becoming (or not) of "a real" ubuntu-be
> >     > > >  community.
> >     > >
> >     > > I think Bart meant that we might repel people that don't speak
> >     english
> >     > > well enough, if we stick to a strict english-only policy.
> >
> >
> >     --
> >     mongolito404, king of the mongolian people
> >
> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 2
> >     Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:17:31 +0200
> >     From: " Wouter Horr? " <wouter+ubuntu op horre.be<wouter%2Bubuntu op horre.be>
> >     <mailto:wouter%2Bubuntu op horre.be <wouter%252Bubuntu op horre.be>>>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] Talen enzo [was: Re: about me
> (voorstelling)
> >             --> in Belgi? spreekt men drie talen : engels, engels en
> >     engels.]
> >     To: "Ubuntu Belgium" <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID:
> >             <9943bca50804080717u5bec8db8qb7d2d94d3814d3b1 op mail.gmail.com
> >     <mailto:9943bca50804080717u5bec8db8qb7d2d94d3814d3b1 op mail.gmail.com
> >>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
> >
> >     Hi,
> >
> >     On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 2:15 PM, mongolito404
> >     <mongolito404 op gmail.com <mailto:mongolito404 op gmail.com>> wrote:
> >     > We can't stick to a strict english-only policy because we don't
> have
> >     >  one at the moment.
> >
> >     I'm sorry, I meant "if we would apply a strict ..."
> >
> >     >  Couldn't each of us do his/her best to understand and be
> >     understood by
> >     >  others? Do we really have to pop this language (non-)issue
> >     every now
> >     >  and then ? Is it that hard ?
> >
> >     I totally agree.
> >
> >     regards
> >     Wouter
> >
> >     --
> >     http://wouter.horre.be/
> >
> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 3
> >     Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:30:17 +0200
> >     From: Amedee Van Gasse <amedee op amedee.be <mailto:amedee op amedee.be>>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] about me (voorstelling) --> in Belgi?
> spreekt
> >             men drie talen : engels, engels en engels.
> >     To: Ubuntu Belgium <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID: <47FB8179.3040904 op amedee.be
> >     <mailto:47FB8179.3040904 op amedee.be>>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
> >
> >     Jan Claeys schreef:
> >     > Op maandag 07-04-2008 om 22:45 uur [tijdzone +0200], schreef
> >     Koen Wybo:
> >     >
> >     >> Maak dan a.u.b. gebruik van ??n van de drie erkende landstalen.
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     > Als we er ??n moeten kiezen, dan de "zwakste"?
> >     >
> >     > Sollen wir? ab jetzt? Deutsch reden?
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     Esperanto is toch ooit een landstaal geweest? Van dat dorpje op het
> >     drielandenpunt BE-NL-DE, dat ooit een "land" op zich was maar nu
> >     bij BE
> >     hoort. De naam ontsnapt me even.
> >     Nu ja landstaal. Het was vooral folklore en goed voor het toerisme.
> :)
> >
> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 4
> >     Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:35:34 +0200
> >     From: Amedee Van Gasse <amedee op amedee.be <mailto:amedee op amedee.be>>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] Talen enzo [was: Re: about me
> (voorstelling)
> >             --> in Belgi? spreekt men drie talen : engels, engels en
> >     engels.]
> >     To: Ubuntu Belgium <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID: <47FB82B6.1070201 op amedee.be
> >     <mailto:47FB82B6.1070201 op amedee.be>>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >
> >     mongolito404 schreef:
> >     > We can't stick to a strict english-only policy because we don't
> have
> >     > one at the moment. If we did, this discussion would not have
> >     happened
> >     > because it started in Dutch.
> >     >
> >     > Couldn't each of us do his/her best to understand and be
> >     understood by
> >     > others? Do we really have to pop this language (non-)issue every
> now
> >     > and then ? Is it that hard ?
> >     >
> >     En nu we toch bezig zijn, how about the top-post/bottom-post issue?
> >     Do we have a consensus there? Je ne pense pas... ;-)
> >     (just my 2 cents)
> >     > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Bart Broeckx <bart op ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:bart op ubuntu.com>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >> Thx Wouter, that's exactly what I mean;.
> >     >> 2008/4/8, Wouter Horr? <wouter+ubuntu op horre.be<wouter%2Bubuntu op horre.be>
> >     <mailto:wouter%2Bubuntu op horre.be <wouter%252Bubuntu op horre.be>>>:
> >     >>
> >     >>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Tom <ubuntu op virta.be
> >     <mailto:ubuntu op virta.be>> wrote:
> >     >>>
> >     >>>>  More importantly though, I don't see how language use could
> >     >>>>  influence the becoming (or not) of "a real" ubuntu-be
> >     >>>>  community.
> >     >>>>
> >     >>> I think Bart meant that we might repel people that don't speak
> >     english
> >     >>> well enough, if we stick to a strict english-only policy.
> >     >>>
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 5
> >     Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:44:13 +0200
> >     From: Amedee Van Gasse <amedee op amedee.be <mailto:amedee op amedee.be>>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] VOIP
> >     To: Ubuntu Belgium <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID: <47FB84BD.3080609 op amedee.be
> >     <mailto:47FB84BD.3080609 op amedee.be>>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> >
> >     Ga?tan Frenoy schreef:
> >     > Good morning Amedee,
> >     >
> >     > Le Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:43:03 +0200, Amedee Van Gasse ?crivait:
> >     >
> >     >> I have only one question. What is the name of the alternative
> >     based on
> >     >> SIP that you use?
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     > I used Ekiga (http://ekiga.org/) and twinkle
> >     > (http://www.twinklephone.com) but now I switched to a hardware
> phone
> >     > which is more comfortable and reliable (you don't leave your
> >     computer
> >     > on the whole night and day, do you?).
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >> And I mean software as well as network.
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     > Network?  What do you mean?  It's just the internet and you can
> call
> >     > any IP address on this network.
> >     >
> >     > If you mean provider and the fact that you can easily call other
> >     > customers from the same provider, see below.
> >     >
> >     Uiteraard bedoelde ik de provider. Dat is dus het probleem wanneer
> je
> >     iets probeert uit te leggen in een taal die niet je moedertaal is.
> >     >
> >     >> Please also mention your cost for calling to landlines with
> >     your voip
> >     >> solution.
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     > There are so many providers worldwide!  I would be surprise you
> >     don't
> >     > find one that have the best tariff for your favorite destination.
> >     > That's the main advantage : you are free to choose and you are not
> >     > locked in the tariff of your unique provider! Note that this can
> be
> >     > seen as a disadvantage too since it's hard to choose.  Note also
> >     that
> >     > all providers are not strong on all destinations so you might
> >     have to
> >     > work with two or three providers according to your usage.
> >     >
> >     Inderdaad, te veel keuze is ook niet goed, want dan zie je de
> >     bomen niet
> >     meer door het bos.
> >     > Please also be sure that this is a trade-off between price and
> >     > quality.  Don't expect high quality if you don't pay anything to
> >     your
> >     > provider...
> >     >
> >     > If in doubt, I can suggest a Belgian provider I work with.
> >     >
> >     Dat zou leuk zijn. Want uiteindelijk is dit een Belgische
> mailinglijst
> >     en we zijn niet veel met Amerikaanse of Australische providers. :)
> >     > But, to give a rough idea, I've already called landlines in
> >     Belgium from
> >     > 0 (zero) cent to 2.7 cents / minute.
> >     >
> >     > From computer to computer, this is always free[1], for sure.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >> And while you're at it, please document it somewhere on the
> >     Ubuntu wiki.
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     > Well, Ekiga is part of the Ubuntu core :
> >     >   https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Ekiga
> >     >
> >     > Would it be interesting to work on a "Belgianized" version...?
> >     >
> >     Het zou - denk ik - vooral interessant zijn om ergens een lijst te
> >     hebben van al die Belgische providers. Vind ze nu maar eens.
> >     Als ze allemaal bij elkaar staan, dan wordt het al wat
> >     gemakkelijker om
> >     te gaan vergelijken.
> >
> >     Volgens mij is niet het gebrek aan software de grootste drempel voor
> >     SIP-based telefonie, maar wel het gebrek aan bekendheid van de
> >     providers.
> >     Dat is nu net een marktvoordeel van Skype: dat zij software ?n
> >     provider
> >     kunnen bundelen.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 6
> >     Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:51:59 +0000
> >     From: "kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >     <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be>"
> >     <kenneth.westelinck op telenet.be <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op telenet.be
> >>
> >     Subject: [Ubuntu-be] PIII's for free ...
> >     To: "Ubuntu Belgium" <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID: <W661327873228551207666319 op nocme1bl6.telenet-ops.be
> >     <mailto:W661327873228551207666319 op nocme1bl6.telenet-ops.be>>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1"
> >
> >     Dear list,
> >
> >     If there is anyone interested in one or more IBM Pentium III PC's
> >     let me know. We cleaned out the basement of our office today and
> >     found 10 of them. If you're interested let me know. Decide quick,
> >     because we're sending them to the dumpster otherwise.
> >
> >
> >     regards,
> >
> >     Kenneth
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 7
> >     Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:57:24 +0200
> >     From: Tom Van Braeckel <tomvanbraeckel op gmail.com
> >     <mailto:tomvanbraeckel op gmail.com>>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] PIII's for free ...
> >     To: Ubuntu Belgium <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID: <1207666644.24756.89.camel op pc-tvb>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain
> >
> >     - Not right now, but thanks for asking because I sometimes need
> >     old pc's
> >     like that.
> >     - Are you sure you'll send them to the dumpster ? With about the
> same
> >     effort, you could send them to a charity that recycles them.
> >
> >     Tom.
> >
> >     Op dinsdag 08-04-2008 om 14:51 uur [tijdzone +0000], schreef
> >     kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >:
> >     > Dear list,
> >     >
> >     > If there is anyone interested in one or more IBM Pentium III
> >     PC's let me know. We cleaned out the basement of our office today
> >     and found 10 of them. If you're interested let me know. Decide
> >     quick, because we're sending them to the dumpster otherwise.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > regards,
> >     >
> >     > Kenneth
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 8
> >     Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 15:04:38 +0000
> >     From: "kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >     <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be>"
> >     <kenneth.westelinck op telenet.be <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op telenet.be
> >>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] PIII's for free ...
> >     To: "Ubuntu Belgium" <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>,      "Ubuntu Belgium"
> >             <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID: <W6688916792157181207667078 op nocme1bl6.telenet-ops.be
> >     <mailto:W6688916792157181207667078 op nocme1bl6.telenet-ops.be>>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >     Well, if you can point me to the correct people, we are (of
> >     course) willing to send them to charity as well :)
> >     I already did this for Lindia project
> >     (http://wiki.go-opensource.org/taskforce/EduProj) a while ago.
> >
> >     >----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> >     >Van: Tom Van Braeckel [mailto:tomvanbraeckel op gmail.com
> >     <mailto:tomvanbraeckel op gmail.com>]
> >     >Verzonden: dinsdag, april 8, 2008 04:57 PM
> >     >Aan: 'Ubuntu Belgium'
> >     >Onderwerp: Re: [Ubuntu-be] PIII's for free ...
> >     >
> >     >- Not right now, but thanks for asking because I sometimes need
> >     old pc's
> >     >like that.
> >     >- Are you sure you'll send them to the dumpster ? With about the
> same
> >     >effort, you could send them to a charity that recycles them.
> >     >
> >     >Tom.
> >     >
> >     >Op dinsdag 08-04-2008 om 14:51 uur [tijdzone +0000], schreef
> >     >kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >:
> >     >> Dear list,
> >     >>
> >     >> If there is anyone interested in one or more IBM Pentium III
> >     PC's let me know. We cleaned out the basement of our office today
> >     and found 10 of them. If you're interested let me know. Decide
> >     quick, because we're sending them to the dumpster otherwise.
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >> regards,
> >     >>
> >     >> Kenneth
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >>
> >     >
> >     >
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> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 9
> >     Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 14:58:56 +0000
> >     From: "kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >     <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be>"
> >     <kenneth.westelinck op telenet.be <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op telenet.be
> >>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] PIII's for free ...
> >     To: "Ubuntu Belgium" <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID: <W6669832404311691207666736 op nocme1bl6.telenet-ops.be
> >     <mailto:W6669832404311691207666736 op nocme1bl6.telenet-ops.be>>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
> >
> >     Oh yes, and we're giving them away for free :)
> >     (of course)
> >
> >     >----- Oorspronkelijk bericht -----
> >     >Van: kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be
> >     <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op pandora.be>
> >     [mailto:kenneth.westelinck op telenet.be
> >     <mailto:kenneth.westelinck op telenet.be>]
> >     >Verzonden: dinsdag, april 8, 2008 04:51 PM
> >     >Aan: 'Ubuntu Belgium'
> >     >Onderwerp: [Ubuntu-be] PIII's for free ...
> >     >
> >     >Dear list,
> >     >
> >     >If there is anyone interested in one or more IBM Pentium III PC's
> >     let me know. We cleaned out the basement of our office today and
> >     found 10 of them. If you're interested let me know. Decide quick,
> >     because we're sending them to the dumpster otherwise.
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >regards,
> >     >
> >     >Kenneth
> >     >
> >     >
> >     >
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> >     ------------------------------
> >
> >     Message: 10
> >     Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:13:02 +0200
> >     From: Pierre Lison <plison op agora.eu.org <mailto:plison op agora.eu.org
> >>
> >     Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] Talen enzo [was: Re: about me
> (voorstelling)
> >             --> in Belgi? spreekt men drie talen : engels, engels
> >     en        engels.]
> >     To: Ubuntu Belgium <ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:ubuntu-be op lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >     Message-ID: <1207667582.23538.30.camel op localhost>
> >     Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8
> >
> >
> >     Hi there,
> >
> >     Another 2 cents:  I think this whole debate on language(s) to be
> >     used on
> >     this mailing list is really a *non-issue*.  We should not waste
> >     our time
> >     discussing that over and over again every month.
> >
> >     I'm pretty sure that the vast majority of French speakers
> >     registered on
> >     this mailing list are able to read Dutch (though they may feel less
> >     confident writing in this language), and the same holds for Dutch
> >     speakers reading emails written in French.
> >
> >     Most of the messages posted on this mailing-list are less than 15
> >     lines
> >     long - even when one isn't perfectly fluent in Dutch or French,
> >     understanding these few lines of text shouldn't be an impossible
> task.
> >     And the messages written here are usually no literary prose ;-)
> >
> >     So my suggestion is: let's just let people write as they want to,
> and
> >     forget about enforcing strict language policies of any kind.
> >
> >     Cheers,
> >
> >     Pierre
> >
> >
> >     Am Dienstag, den 08.04.2008, 16:35 +0200 schrieb Amedee Van Gasse:
> >     > mongolito404 schreef:
> >     > > We can't stick to a strict english-only policy because we
> >     don't have
> >     > > one at the moment. If we did, this discussion would not have
> >     happened
> >     > > because it started in Dutch.
> >     > >
> >     > > Couldn't each of us do his/her best to understand and be
> >     understood by
> >     > > others? Do we really have to pop this language (non-)issue
> >     every now
> >     > > and then ? Is it that hard ?
> >     > >
> >     > En nu we toch bezig zijn, how about the top-post/bottom-post
> issue?
> >     > Do we have a consensus there? Je ne pense pas... ;-)
> >     > (just my 2 cents)
> >     > > On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 10:10 AM, Bart Broeckx <bart op ubuntu.com
> >     <mailto:bart op ubuntu.com>> wrote:
> >     > >
> >     > >> Thx Wouter, that's exactly what I mean;.
> >     > >> 2008/4/8, Wouter Horr? <wouter+ubuntu op horre.be<wouter%2Bubuntu op horre.be>
> >     <mailto:wouter%2Bubuntu op horre.be <wouter%252Bubuntu op horre.be>>>:
> >     > >>
> >     > >>> On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Tom <ubuntu op virta.be
> >     <mailto:ubuntu op virta.be>> wrote:
> >     > >>>
> >     > >>>>  More importantly though, I don't see how language use could
> >     > >>>>  influence the becoming (or not) of "a real" ubuntu-be
> >     > >>>>  community.
> >     > >>>>
> >     > >>> I think Bart meant that we might repel people that don't
> >     speak english
> >     > >>> well enough, if we stick to a strict english-only policy.
> >     > >>>
> >     > >
> >     > >
> >     > >
> >     >
> >     >
> >     --
> >     Pierre Lison (student in Computational Linguistics)
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> >     <http://www.coli.uni-saarland.de/%7Epierrel>
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Groeten van,
> >
> > Yvette en Walt
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