Re: i18n for kernel 2.7.x?

[Matthias Schniedermeyer <ms@citd.de>]

On Wed, Dec 31, 2003 at 04:25:24PM +0100, Xan wrote:
> Dimecres 31 Desembre 2003 13:51, en/na Matthias Schniedermeyer (<Matthias 
> Schniedermeyer <ms@citd.de>>) va escriure:
> 
> > 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).
> 
> It appears that you (kernel developers) have panic about it. Wow!. What a 
> contundent message!. It appears as a tabu topic.

I'm not a kernel developer so i don't "panic". But this discussions
comes up about every half a year and i know the outcome from the past.
-> forget it.

And btw. None of your points are "new(tm)" (including the part i striped
in this mail) and all have be discussed (to death) in the past.
The outcome was always:
not practical and/or too much hassle for the developers and/or unmaintainable



Btw2:
"Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it; those who fail
to learn history correctly -- why, they are simply doomed."
(Andromeda (TV-Series), Season 1.3)



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