On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 21:50:33 +0100 Russell Coker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Feb 2003 19:39, Hugo S. Carrer wrote: > > > > This is a public list. Just because English is the > > > > language we (mostly) have in common is no reason > > > > people shouldn't use their own language. I don't > > > > speak anything else, and can't read much better, but > > > > I have no problem with posts in portugese or any > > > > other language. > > > > > > This is a public list for English language > > > discussions. > > > > This is the only debian-laptop list so it is implied > > that anybody can post on it, just because somebody > > doesn't speak english it doesn't mean that he or she > > doesn't deserve help. > > No, they can get someone to translate the message for them > if it is to be published here. We agree, that would be best in both ways, it wouldn't bother you and it would get more answers. >Or they can subscribe to > one of the many lists that cater to their language. > This is the only debian-laptop list > > > If it starts getting many posts in other languages > > > I'll unsubscribe. > > > > It would be a big loss for the list and I really mean > > it. But I don think that threats are the way to go here. > > It's not a threat, it's a matter of being practical. At a > conservative estimate the time I spend answering questions > on lists could gain me $20,000 per year if I spent it > working. If reading the lists takes twice as long am I > supposed to spend so much less time working? Of course > not, I'll just unsubscribe from half the lists I'm on. > Clearly that's your desicion (I forgot how to spell this :)) to make, nobody forces you to read every single mail, and it would be easier for you to avoid unwanted messages if they were in a different language. Anyway I agree with you that it would be chaotic if we had a babel list. But one mail every now and then is not that bad > > > Just think about this for 10 seconds. Think about the > > > number of languages that are used in the world and how > > > useless a mailing list would be if all languages were > > > represented in proportion to their use. > > > > I'm from Argentina and luckily i can write/read english > > but no everybody can and that doesn't diminish (?) their > > right to get help from a FREE community. > > You won't get any help from me if you ask in a language > other than English, probably most people on the list will > say something similar. It's not a matter of rights, it's > a matter that if you want a favour from someone then you > have to speak a language they know. > Again, to help or not is your decision but I should be able to ask if I don't have any other option.
