Barry Warsaw <barry@python.org> wrote:
Thus, "English (USA)" would change to "English (en)"
That'd IMO be perfect!
and we'd see other entries like "France (fr)" and "Portuguese (pt_BR)".
Actually, why not make that "Portuguese (pt)"?
I think that'd increase the acceptance of Mailman in Portugal :-)
You'd still see "(en)" in the Japanese translation too.
Sounds good. That'll mean that I'll not be totally lost if I ever get on a list at Mailman site with Japanese as default language :-)
Would this be too jarring for non-English, non-European users?
I don't think so, but of course I can't speak for them. :-)
Marty Galyean <marty@penguinarts.com> wrote:
What ever happened to rationality? When did emotional moping take precedence over sanity?
Please accept it as a rational fact that many people will often react emotionally to what they see. And please accept it as a rational fact that the ways in which superpowers often treat weaker countries tend to make a lot of people in those weaker countries emotionally upset.
On Wed, 2003-04-23 at 04:01, Norbert Bollow wrote:
Wouldn't the "English (USA)" label feel like a slap in the face for such a user?
Why should it be a problem if it's USA English?
I made very clear that I don't consider it a problem that USA English is used. The problem is the "(USA)" label. It serves no useful purpose in the user interface for subscribers because the difference between various English-language locales is not important enough that users would want to be bothered with choosing between the English/USA and the English/UK locale. (If both locales were available, it would make sense though for the list-owner or site-admin to set the Mailman user interface to use the same style of spelling that is used in other list-related documentation).
My point is that the Mailman UI should avoid sticking labels on stuff that needlessly evoke nationalistic emotions.
Greetings, Norbert.
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