Re: Technically: What is the point to identity to country/province, anyway?

2004-04-07 Thread Andrew Lee
On 7 Apr 2004, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote: I still have no clue on why country/province information is technically needed. Sure, language is needed, and so does time zone, keyboard, etc. But for what is country? I have no idea why debian wnats us to choose a country during installation?

Re: Technically: What is the point to identity to country/province, anyway?

2004-04-07 Thread Christian Perrier
Quoting Andrew Lee ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): I have no idea why debian wnats us to choose a country during installation? Sorry to say and write this, but where were you when this was discussed *months* ago? Steve Langasek pretty well explained why the country choice emerged : because this gives a

Technically: What is the point to identity to country/province, anyway?

2004-04-06 Thread Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim
Hi: I still have no clue on why country/province information is technically needed. Sure, language is needed, and so does time zone, keyboard, etc. But for what is country? regrets, P.S. How about to add Sovereign Republic of Rahmat Samik-Ibrahim, a 120 sqm (ca 1200 sqft) country somewhere

Re: Technically: What is the point to identity to country/province, anyway?

2004-04-06 Thread Alexander Winston
On Wed, 2004-04-07 at 09:26 +0700, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote: Hi: I still have no clue on why country/province information is technically needed. Sure, language is needed, and so does time zone, keyboard, etc. But for what is country? It is probably for distinguishing the different

Re: Technically: What is the point to identity to country/province, anyway?

2004-04-06 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Alexander Winston wrote: On Wed, 2004-04-07 at 09:26 +0700, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote: Hi: I still have no clue on why country/province information is technically needed. Sure, language is needed, and so does time zone, keyboard, etc. But for what is country? It is probably for

Re: Technically: What is the point to identity to country/province, anyway?

2004-04-06 Thread Steve Langasek
On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 09:26:42AM +0700, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote: I still have no clue on why country/province information is technically needed. Sure, language is needed, and so does time zone, keyboard, etc. But for what is country? It's used for: - collation order of text - currency

Re: Technically: What is the point to identity to country/province, anyway?

2004-04-06 Thread Nathanael Nerode
Steve Langasek wrote: On Wed, Apr 07, 2004 at 09:26:42AM +0700, Rahmat M. Samik-Ibrahim wrote: I still have no clue on why country/province information is technically needed. Sure, language is needed, and so does time zone, keyboard, etc. But for what is country? It's used for: -