- From: <Harald.T.Alvestrand@uninett.no>
- Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 09:48:25 +0200
- To: Chris Newman <Chris.Newman@INNOSOFT.COM>
- Cc: ietf-charsets@INNOSOFT.COM
You're not alone in disliking the default language text.
I caught a bit of flak over the previous version as being TOO
English-friendly.
And guess what: I don't like exalting English either, but feel that
leaving out the truth because we don't like it is NOT a service to
the user.
An earlier suggestion on the list was to name the default
context "i-default". This solves the "one-way negotiation" problem cleanly.
Also, it may make sense NOT to outlaw things like
System unavailable. Contact your sysadmin.
Systemet er ute av drift. Kontakt systemansvarlig.
that is - dual-language notices. Makes sense to negotiate them away,
and makes sense to insist on English being included, but it's definitely
different from what results from negotiating English.
Thoughts?
Harald A
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'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe;
All mimsy were the borogroves,
And the mome raths outgrabe.
--Boundary (ID uEbHHWxWEwCKT9wM3evJ5w)
Received on Sunday, 12 October 1997 18:05:22 UTC