On 13 Nov 02  22:59:10, Felipe T. Dorado said the following to Bob Short:

FT>  BS> Thank you!  I'm hoping many others will do the same for their language
FT>  BS> specific areas.  It does little good to create something that only a
FT>  BS> few can understand.  
 
FT> You're welcome. It's the least I could do since I could not participate in 
FT> effort as much as I'd have liked.

Your support ipso facto is just as important.  ;-)

FT> I already mentioned something about translating the proposed changes. Carol
FT> suggested languages I'm afraid I have no skills in :(  (or is it on?)

One language at a time...  Let's see what we can do to propogate the
practise.  Look for a message in the FN_SYSOP and FIDO_SYSOP echos.

FT> We already live in a planet that does not necessarily have to speak the sa
FT> language, so far. If Fido wants to really be planetary it has to take into 
FT> account other cultures and not just the English speaking world...

Just as a nation requires a national language to function, so too does an
international community.  Until English is supplanted as the accepted
tongue of the world, we must continue it's use here.  In cases where
it isn't/cannot be understood, we'll have need of translations.

FT> Down to earth:  how about making an effort to make the proposed amendment 
FT> available in as many languages as possible?

Like I said, watch for my next message on this in the _sysop echos.

FT>  BS> You may already have read the summery in The Snooze, and Ward has
 
FT> Ermmm, I must have missed something 'cos I haven't managed to locate the is
FT> :(  either in Fidonews or in the tics I have.    Just tell me the date, ple

Dated 28 Oct 2002, as distributed in FNEWSJ43.ZIP

Bob

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