To summarize several responses:
Every RIR decides which one is their official languages for the policies,
contracts, etc.. In case of discrepancies, the one that is binding is the
official one.
In the case of LACNIC it is spanish, it is clearly indicated in the web site,
and in the policy manual:
"This document and/or information was originally written in Spanish, the
official language of Uruguay, the country where LACNIC is legally incorporated
and whose laws and regulations LACNIC must meet. Likewise, unofficial
information and/or documents are also written in Spanish, as this is the
language in which most of LACNIC's collaborators and officers work and
communicate. We do our best to ensure that our translations are reliable and
serve as a guide for our non-Spanish-speaking members. However, discrepancies
may exist between the translations and the original document and/or information
written in Spanish. In this case, the original text written in Spanish will
always prevail."
I've already informed LACNIC that "mainly", in my opinion, is a wrong
translation for "mayoria", and should be majority, but in any case, the spanish
version is the relevant one.
If you decide to do business in a region or country where the language is not
english, at a minimum you should be able to understand the official language
(even official government, notary, contracts, etc., documents to establish the
business will be in that language). If you don't have the skills yourself, I
bet you will contract a consultant, lawyer, or whatever for that.
El 23/1/21 4:23, "NANOG en nombre de Masataka Ohta"
<nanog-bounces+jordi.palet=consulintel...@nanog.org en nombre de
mo...@necom830.hpcl.titech.ac.jp> escribió:
Mark Andrews wrote:
> Majority only means >50%
But actual word used by LACNIC is "mainly" as Jordi wrote:
: *“Mainly” is understood to mean more than 50%.
: (https://www.lacnic.net/681/2/lacnic/)
: The 50% was not there before, so I submitted a "recent"
: policy proposal that reached consensus,
and that is "recent" change.
Moreover, corresponding word in Spanish page is "mayoritariamente",
English translation of which is "mostly", "mainly", "chiefly" or
"by majority" according to:
https://www.spanishdict.com/dictionary
Masataka Ohta
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