[Mailman-Developers] English (USA)

[Norbert Bollow]

Barry Warsaw <barry at 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 at 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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