[ This was sent to Ben privately by accident; I'm resending it to the list. ]
On Mon, Sep 03, 2001 at 03:33:52AM -0400, Ben Collins wrote: > This isn't a matter of not using it, it's a matter of a sane base > install. Perhaps base-config could ask if the user wants locales. Know > what? That question is being asked in english _anyway_. A "universal OS" (which we claim on our website), with dysfunctional support for the language which the user speaks natively, even during the installation phase, is insane IMHO. > Installing locales by default doesn't even come close to solving this > problem, so there is no point in including it by default. Can you please explain why? Or do you have another solution to this problem? Roger