Re: [kbuild-devel] Re: State of the new config & build system

Christoph Hellwig
2001-12-30T13:59:34Z

On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 03:39:02PM -0500, Eric S. Raymond wrote:
> It may be that the reason our experiences have been different is because we
> focus on different target languages. But I think my experience is an
> existence proof that there *is* demand for localization and that meeting
> it can have useful results.

Is your native language something different thæn english or Al's?

Localization for technical messages sucks. badly.
Just take a look at a european computer magazine, you will find lots of
english words in the text because there is no german/frensh/whatever
one. Trying to use different grammar doesn't help the understanding.

Christoph

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Of course it doesn't work. We've performed a software upgrade.