On 07/14/2010 01:01 AM, Raja Subramanian wrote: > 2010/7/13 Rahul Sundaram <[email protected]>: > >> Mixing languages is just bad netiquette. I have no problems with a >> diverse culture but create a different mailing list and post there. >> > Your point about poor netiquette is well received. The number of > of Tamil posts and users are too small to start a separate list >
So make it easier to filter out Tamil mails by tagging such mails. > Please consider that this LUG is hosted Tamil Nadu, and therefore > has an obligation to promote FOSS especially in Tamil. I agree that > it's a different matter if someone posts in Swahili. > You have to recognize that there are lots of people subscribed to this list that do not speak Tamil and this is a mailing list with English as the established common medium of communication. > Also consider the fact that the Tamil localization team is a very > small group of passionate developers. Localization is essential in > enabling millions of non-English speaking Indians to use computers. > No preaching about Tamil Localization please. I have been played the role myself and I doubt Linux Indic localization is actually helping a substantial population at all but that is besides the point. Rahul _______________________________________________ ILUGC Mailing List: http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
