[Ubuntu-ch] About being positive and contribute instead of lamenting, was: Language

[jaap]

Hi Dirk, dank je wel ;-)

It
is an interesting suggestion, but it would not work and die pretty
soon. The effort required to link, summarize and/or translate between
the lists would be prohibitive, as there'd be probably no one to drive
this. So they remain isolated from each other. So, yes, language in
that sense is a problem, and without any automated translation tools
this will remain a problem for all involved, for some more than for
others. Only native English speakers have a true advantage.

Hmmm... an automated translation tool, that would be
nice and would be useful. Everyone to contribute to a single list in
their native language, and read from that same list in their native
language. With automated translation interfaces...

Een fijne avond.

Jaap



-----Original Message-----

From: Dirk Deimeke <dirk.deimeke at ubuntu.com>

To: ubuntu-ch at lists.ubuntu.com

Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:47:06 +0100

Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-ch] About being positive and contribute instead of 
lamenting, was:  Language




Hi Jaap,



> To follow on, this may be a very interesting (additional) opportunity 

> for yourself, to help these people out by translating al that they need 

> in order to be productive and give a helping hand.



sorry, but I do not have the time to do so.



I see, that Switzerland is special in many terms.



But, I do not see any problem creating local language lists beside this one

and keep this one as coordination list. Weekly (or monthly) reporting

should make this as transparent as it should be. (Just a suggestion).



BTW: Some years ago I had a colleague who growed up in Eastern Germany. She

never learned a single word of English. Even the message "printer out of

paper" made her scared. When she saw any English word she blocked totally.

When I saw that, I believed that language is an issue for some people.



Tot ziens



Dirk



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