On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 02:48:06PM +0100, Tony Marston wrote: > "Rowan Collins" wrote in message > news:7394e3ce-b05a-474e-8ab5-a651fdd35...@gmail.com... > > > >On 14 September 2017 13:59:20 BST, Tony Marston > ><tonymars...@hotmail.com> wrote: > >>Why should the > >>English-speaking world be forced to suffer just because some minor > >>languages > >>cannot handle case folding? > > > >Have you any idea how arrogant this sounds? Why should "the > >English-speaking world" get to make up the rules? What criteria > >make something "a minor language"? Who gave you the right to make > >such lofty pronouncements? > > Because the English-speaking world invented both computers and the > languages used to program them.
The light bulb was invented by an English man (Joseph Swan), the television by a Scott (John Logie Baird); so should the Brits and Scots be the ones that define light bulb and TV standards to suit their convenience ? -- Alain Williams Linux/GNU Consultant - Mail systems, Web sites, Networking, Programmer, IT Lecturer. +44 (0) 787 668 0256 http://www.phcomp.co.uk/ Parliament Hill Computers Ltd. Registration Information: http://www.phcomp.co.uk/contact.php #include <std_disclaimer.h> -- PHP Internals - PHP Runtime Development Mailing List To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
