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echo: linux
to: MAURICE KINAL
from: KEES VAN EETEN
date: 2015-03-30 22:35:00
subject: just another silly test

Hello Maurice!

30 Mar 15 17:23, you wrote to me:

 MK> That is why the same thing is written in English, Swedish and German.  I
 MK> am sorry but I don't currently have a Dutch translation, which is probably
 MK> all ascii characters not unlike the Swedish translation.  Please feel free
 MK> to add the Dutch translation as it will be appreciated and be deployed the
 MK> next time this topic comes up.

 I think Michiel van der Vlist has published the sentence in many lanuages
 including Dutch. Yes the Dutch version would most likely be all ASCII.
 Actually I expected one 8 bit character in the Swedish version.

 KvE>> But still useless to me.

 MK> Do you mean like ascii would be to Russian, Chinese, Indian, etc. (ie the
 MK> majority of the people enhabiting the planet)?

 Ascii is not completely useless to them, they use it as a substitute where
 their character set does not provide for the current age.

Kees

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