On Fri, 2005-02-18 at 05:30, Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: > Hi > > >> > >> Ok. I see your point. The NL is really not about geographical > >> location. That's one of the beautiful things about it and we should > >> keep it that way. > >> > > > >Its about culture and empathy. These qualities drive motivation. > >Anything that increases motivation has to be good for the project. > > Culture and empathy? hmm. It's nice that is a side effect, but the > purpose of the NLC has really little to do with culture though it can > help with empathy: NLC projects were created in part to empower > otherwise disenfranchised language communities.
If you don't take into account the emotional dimension as well as the rational, you are missing much. I would guess Sophie would see having a Fr N-L project as more than an administrative convenience. Us Brits tend to be desensitised to the cultural significance of language - perhaps all English native speakers suffer from this. > An NLC project can > increase and coordinate motivation--which is why I'm not strictly > opposed to an EN NLC; just finding it hard to conceive of how it would > work with the existing projects. > > Can you give me a scenario in which having an EN NLC can help? I can > think of instances where having an NLC for any other language does help, > as those languages are not otherwise represented in OOo. But for > English? It would provide a focus for those that want an EN NLC. Its really as simple as that. Given the nature of the community, its not really possible to dictate to individuals what they should or shouldn't do in any case. This is a great strength in many respects, but also a problem when trying to manage things along classic corporate lines. But under-estimate the power of emotion in motivation at your peril ;-) -- Ian Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ZMS Ltd --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
