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From: ed@braaten.doit.sub.org (Ed Braaten)
Newsgroups: news.software.b,alt.sources.d,comp.sources.d,news.misc
Subject: Re: Time for 8 bit news, isn't it?????.
Message-ID: <3852@braaten.doit.sub.org>
Date: 23 Jul 90 22:00:56 GMT
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scs@lokkur.dexter.mi.us (Steve Simmons) writes:

>Hey, news is ASCII-based, written in english-speaking countries for
>english-speaking readers.  That fact that it works *at all* for
>international and non-English stuff is a wonderful plus.  If regional
>newgroups have regional needs, they should go ahead and fill them.

Thats funny Steve - 50% of the news I read is in German.  I'm living
in Germany right now.  Although many of the 60+ Million Germans here can
speak English (often better than we americans ;-), the language in this 
country is German.  And the german language news here is not limited to
"regional" consumption.  I'm aware of several sites there in the good
ole USA that are carrying the german groups also.  I'm willing to bet 
there is a LOT of non-English stuff floating around out there.  So why
don't we drop the provincial attitudes - lets hear it for 8-bit news!
It won't make English any harder to read, but it would certainly make 
life easier for the rest of the USENET.

>But neither side should expect interoperatbility.

Say what?  Interoperability and the free exchange of information is 
in my opinion exactly what makes USENET so successful...


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