On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 06:46:15PM +0200, Daniel Pocock wrote: > > > On 24/08/17 18:02, Wouter Verhelst wrote: > > > Case in point: why would Kosovo *need* to be on the d-i list of > > countries? Is there a difference between Kosovo and Serbia[1] or other > > countries in the former Yugoslavia that d-i would need to be aware of > > (such as locale settings, keyboard layout, time zone, or preferred > > mirror), or is this bug in fact just the result of people with a > > background of Kosovan nationalist ideology complaining about it to > > you[2]? So far I've only seen you argue that "Kosovo needs to be on the > > > Another consideration is the uncertainty: for many ordinary users (not > necessarily people with strong political opinions) it is simply not > clear what the technical consequences will be if they select RS or AL > from the list. Simply abolishing the list and asking people to manually > select a timezone may be one way to eliminate this uncertainty. > > About 50% of the population is under 30[1] - many of them presumably > have no memory of being a Serbian or Yugoslavian, they have simply been > brought up as Kosovans. This is also the age group where people are > likely to try free software. I haven't observed any Kosovan taking up > arms when they see the country list, rather, it is more sadness, > disappointment and frustration.
This (and the explanation in your other email) are both good reasons why adding Kosovo to the list of places is a good idea, and again, I'm not opposed to that. I'm simply wary of setting a precedent in what is intrinsically a very sensitive subject. -- Could you people please use IRC like normal people?!? -- Amaya Rodrigo Sastre, trying to quiet down the buzz in the DebConf 2008 Hacklab