+1 for introducing localized mailing lists. I think this would be best trade-off between being able to actively involve developers in different cultures and keeping a "global" mailing list in English. English is not my first language either, but I guess I'm not at fault by stating that it is by large the most commonly known 2nd language in several parts of the world.
Salvatore > -----Original Message----- > From: Lu Heng [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 19 June 2012 13:59 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Can we use other language here? > > Hi > > "accepted as language in software development" > > is as long as the person able to speak English at first place, persons are not > able to speak English are automatically excluded in the mailling list, so > opinions here(only from people able to speak > English) seems will be limited as well. > > But just a very interesting thoughts, no one said about language restrictions > anyway, and English is not always be the first language for many of us. > > On Tue, Jun 19, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Wido den Hollander <[email protected]> > wrote: > > On 06/19/2012 02:50 PM, Robert Schweikert wrote: > >> > >> On 06/19/2012 05:43 AM, Lu Heng wrote: > >>> > >>> Hi > >>> > >>> One very interesting question raised by my Chinese tech today, can > >>> we use Chinese in the mailling list. > >>> > >>> 1. Seems there is no language restriction about in the mailling > >>> list, and all language should be equal. > >>> > >>> 2. As I read and touched these days in the mailling list, a lot guy > >>> from crixi developing CS are in fact Chinese. > >>> > >>> Any thoughts? > >>> > >> > >> If this is needed then we should have a language specific list. > >> However, from a development point of view that'll put a big dent into > >> collaboration. > > > > > > I'd see a cloudstack-users-cn mailinglist earlier then a Chinese > > developer list. > > > > My €0,02 says we should stick to English on the development list to > > keep collaboration consistent. English isn't my native language > > either, but it seems to be accepted as the language in software > development? > > > > As far as I know English is harder to learn for Chinese people due to > > the huge language differences. I wouldn't vote against a Chinese > > development list, but I wouldn't endorse it either, due to the above > reasons. > > > > Wido > > > >> > >> My $0.02 > >> Robert > >> > > > > > > -- > -- > Kind regards. > Lu > > This transmission is intended solely for the addressee(s) shown above. > It may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise > protected from disclosure. Any review, dissemination or use of this > transmission or its contents by persons other than the intended > addressee(s) is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in > error, please notify this office immediately and e-mail the original at the > sender's address above by replying to this message and including the text of > the transmission received.
