RE: Languages other than English on the mailing list

[Sven Axelsson]

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> On Sun, 26 Jun 2005, Jan Nieuwenhuizen wrote:
> 
> > In fact, an English-only reply to a question in French (etc.) would
> > probably satisfy most people who are asking for technical advice.
> 
> But I still don't see anything wrong with two francophones 
> communicating in French on this list.  Die-hard unilingual 
> readers are no more deprived of information than they would 
> be if the francophones just didn't bother
> to use the list in the first place, which would be a likely 
> reaction to a linguistic rebuff.

While that certainly is true, the francophones are also deprived
of any answers that the non-french speakers could provide. If
we try to keep all the communication in a single language there
is a much greater chance of getting one's questions answered.

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Sven Axelsson, Sweden