Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!mcvax!ukc!acorn!moncam!paul From: paul@moncam.co.uk (Paul Hudson) Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: What kinds of things would you want in the GNU OS? Summary: Because this time we have a chance to get it right. Message-ID: <205@marvin.moncam.co.uk> Date: 19 Jun 89 17:09:23 GMT References: <20037@adm.BRL.MIL> Organization: Monotype ADG, Cambridge, UK Lines: 23 In article <20037@adm.BRL.MIL>, dsill@relay.nswc.navy.mil writes: > >From: Peter da Silva > >... Any sort of fancy new command option scheme [will never fly in Japan]. > Why not? And why are we suddenly so concerned about internationalization? Becuase not all users of a future GNU OS will live in ths US, or use English as their first language. Stop being so parochial. Since we have a chance to remove some of the stupid retrictions in the existing stuff, let's do so. 8bit characters everywhere. Locale-specific messages. Why not? Properly done it shold have little impact on what the US version will be like, so you shouldn't mind. Paul Hudson MAIL: Monotype ADG, Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 4FQ, UK. PHONE: +44 (223) 420018 EMAIL: paul@moncam.co.uk, ;" FAX: +44 (223) 420911 ...!ukc!acorn!moncam!paul `"";";" "/dev/null full: please empty the bit bucket" -- Paul Hudson MAIL: Monotype ADG, Science Park, Cambridge, CB4 4FQ, UK. PHONE: +44 (223) 420018 EMAIL: paul@moncam.co.uk, ;" FAX: +44 (223) 420911 ...!ukc!acorn!moncam!paul `"";";" "/dev/null full: please empty the bit bucket"