From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264485AbTLaMwD (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:52:03 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264487AbTLaMwD (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:52:03 -0500 Received: from pdbn-d9bb868a.pool.mediaWays.net ([217.187.134.138]:3347 "EHLO citd.de") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264485AbTLaMwA (ORCPT ); Wed, 31 Dec 2003 07:52:00 -0500 Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 13:51:56 +0100 From: Matthias Schniedermeyer To: Xan Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: i18n for kernel 2.7.x? Message-ID: <20031231125156.GA12588@citd.de> References: <200312311332.15422.DXpublica@telefonica.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200312311332.15422.DXpublica@telefonica.net> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 01:32:15PM +0100, Xan wrote: > Hi, > > Just a thing: why not internationalization of kernel. That is, why not > that the kernel could display error or debug messages in different > languages (for example)? This is a FAQ. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/#s9-16 So it should be better to end this before it begins (again). Bis denn -- Real Programmers consider "what you see is what you get" to be just as bad a concept in Text Editors as it is in women. No, the Real Programmer wants a "you asked for it, you got it" text editor -- complicated, cryptic, powerful, unforgiving, dangerous.