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From: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Internationalization of Software?
Message-ID: <622@chyde.uwasa.fi>
Date: 1 Jul 89 19:05:42 GMT
References: <4380@druhi.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK)
Organization: U of Vaasa, Finland
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In article <4380@druhi.ATT.COM> terrell@druhi.ATT.COM (TerrellE) writes:
>I know that there are some modifications that I will have to perform to 
>"internationalize" software products developed for use in the USA.  
>These changes include the obvious (translate the program
>and documentation into the right language).  However, some of the
>other changes are more subtle.  I'm sure that I've overlooked some, but
>here's what I have so far:
... stuff deleted ...

I do not have comments on the list that ensued, so it is not
included.  But why (quite seriously) should a program and
documentation be translated? Anything that TRULY needs translation
is very country specific anyway, and would not easily be produced in
another country (to give an example: program for calculating
personal taxes in Finland.  And a counter example: Norton utilities,
would it sell better in Dutch in Holland.) So why the language
translation? Maybe there are good arguments for it. 

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Prof. Timo Salmi                                (Site 128.214.12.3)
School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland
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