On 26.09.17 23:00, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
for the record: using Latin would be the completely wrong message we
could send out IMHO. It would make us look like an elitist circle [1]
and would make many people feel rejected, or at least make them turn
away as soon as they get to know about it.
Cheers,
Martin
[1] sometimes you already can get this impression about OSM, although
it is a different bunch of elitists (computer science) than those
typically studying Latin.
I do not argue with it. It is not an ideal solution.
However, there is a saying "A language is a dialect with an army and
navy" [1]. So giving a global preference to one language, no matter
which, also sends a certain message.
The Latin language is unique in this respect. It is well developed in
the field of science, including geography. And it is not associated with
any political entity for which exists a living memory. And it will be
used only for additional labels to the main labels in local non-Latin
alphabets.
In any case, it is doable, and, perhaps, there could be other ideas, not
only the obvious ones.
[1]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_language_is_a_dialect_with_an_army_and_navy
Best regards,
Oleksiy
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