Hi all, Madi, The only issue with multilingual community to consider is that sometime non native language may express not perfectly and their words could be misunderstood. So I would suggest to include to native to be patient and open versus non native language... My 0.5 cent ;-)
Il giorno dom 29 mar 2015 09:53 AM Margherita Di Leo <direg...@gmail.com> ha scritto: > Dear Cameron, All, > > thank you for your work on the diversity statement, I appreciate this > initiative of OSGeo. > I'm opening this thread to discuss one aspect of the statement, which is > language diversity. > The draft of the code of conduct currently reads: > > "We have a multi-lingual community and are considerate toward non-native > speakers, such as by speaking clearly and avoiding slang." > > I acknowledge the good intention behind this sentence, but as a non native > English speaker I don't feel comfortable with it. > I have some experience in living and working in a multi-language > environment, and one of the most enriching experience is to learn from my > peers about their languages and ways of expressing. > Personally, I don't feel as a barrier that a person uses expressions / > idioms / slang in their email, on the contrary, I would learn that. I > believe that the main goal of people writing in a public forum is to be > understood by the widest public, thus everyone, according to their command > of the language, will try to express themselves as best they can. On the > other hand, putting as a requirement that the English should be clear, > would forbid the expression of the people that are aware of their non > excellence in the language. > > My 2 cents, > madi > > -- > Best regards, > > Dr. Margherita DI LEO > Scientific / technical project officer > > European Commission - DG JRC > Institute for Environment and Sustainability (IES) > Via Fermi, 2749 > I-21027 Ispra (VA) - Italy - TP 261 > > Tel. +39 0332 78 3600 > margherita.di-...@jrc.ec.europa.eu > > Disclaimer: The views expressed are purely those of the writer and may not > in any circumstance be regarded as stating an official position of the > European Commission. > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > Discuss@lists.osgeo.org > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
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