[Ubuntu-ch] Language

[Pierre Graber]

Le samedi 25 octobre 2008, Myriam Schweingruber a écrit :

Hi All,

I understand Myriam's point of view. If everyone use his language, we'll very 
quickly get a swiss german mailing list (even without any willingness to 
ignore the minorities). 

But I also think that Dirk is right to say that the exclusive use of English 
deprives us of the contributions of a large segment of the population. 
I was pleased that the Release Parties are now made in the local language. If 
we want to spread our passion in a wide audience, it must pass that way. 
I understand (and approved) Carlos intervention in that context. 
It seems to me quite natural that the messages over a german speaking event 
can be written in German. 
This does not affect our prioritary use of English. 

It's not just about education level. For example, as a teacher to work in 
Switzerland, I had chosen Italian as 3rd language... I learned english later 
by myself (I understand but can't speak/write easily).

Tolerance is an important value of the Ubuntu community. This should lead us 
to accept a few mails (or mailing threads)  in a national language... 
exceptionally. 

Imho this mailing list should officially stay in English, but we should also 
accept mails in a national language (especially if they're about an event that 
will use that language). 

Greets.

Pierre

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Pierre Graber
CH-2022 Bevaix
http://pcpg.net
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