On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 1:31 PM, Maarten Deen <md...@xs4all.nl> wrote:
> Stephan Plepelits wrote: > > On Thu, May 07, 2009 at 11:41:43AM +0200, Pieren wrote: > >> On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 11:25 AM, "Marc Schütz" <schue...@gmx.net> > wrote: > >> >> name=Bergstrasse > >> > >> How do we know if the tag "name" is German ? Well, because it's a geo > >> db and we know where the element is. Make the live of contributors > >> easy and let software working hard for us. > >> > > Yes, we know where an element is. But how do we know what is the language > > in that part of the planet? Am I supposed to maintain a separate database > > with this knowledge? > > > > Which are the countries with german language? > > - Germany (ok, that's easy) > > - Austria (people who don't confuse it with Austrlia should know) > > - Switzerland (but not in all parts) > > - Some villages in Brazil I suppose > > - In Trannsylvania it might have been relevant, but the German population > > decreased in the last century > > - Eastern part of Belgium. > > But for roadnames, I do not see the point in using a different language > than > the one on the sign. If I tell someone to go to the Mountainroad in Vienna, > then they will probably end up in Wien, Austria, but where the *** is that > Mountainroad? It's not to be found on any sign or map. > Better ask a local... Mountainroad? Never heard of it. Imagine that you plan a business trip to Tel-Aviv and want to print yourself a map of the city. Or maybe you'll be spending a week in Cairo. Can you not see the benefit in having a map with the street names in a different language than the one on the sign?
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