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Are we OK with people writing Chinese on and other platforms?
I mean, not in repos that can only be of interest to Chinese people, I mean in repos of public interest for all, where we usually write in .

Also sometimes even if a repo has the README in English, there are issues, pull requests, etc. in Chinese.

Is it only me finding it disrespectful? They may benefit from others who speak English (even those who are not native English speakers but strive) but we are left out when they speak Chinese? 😲

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rastinza

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Ever been in China? You'll struggle finding people who can speak some English. I have worked with engineers who would talk like a children, because they barely knew a few English words.

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@rastinza

Same for the rest of the world, but in the context of FOSS we all try to write in English, no matter if it's bad.

Only the Chinese have this attitude and it's already problematic, imagine if everyone just start reporting bugs in their own language.

If it was for me, we would use that is designed for this, but English is the de facto standard for now.

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cregox
@post @rastinza never heard of interlingua before, but i already technically like it over #esperanto for the sole reason it feels much easier for me to read it (i only know english and portuguese).

curious to learn now more about it.

thanks for sharing! 😁

i also have heard of #tokipona and other such languages as #pidgin and i now practice #eprime...

and i think i will eventually have to elect one (to use it and develop it), or make one to help test my crazy future visualization theory! #axooz

finally, i believe no artificial language can ever gain enough popularity if it doesn't offer something new and unique for self development beyond social interactions.
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Yeah, I have no idea how is so famous and so unknown, for me there is no comparison.

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cregox
@post same reason all other languages get famous: heritage.
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illionas

@post @cregox Esperanto had a whole movement and an ideology behind it, that's why. it's not dorky about linguistic properties. English is not as easy as some think it is (that's why French/Spanish and Chinese people struggle with it).

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@illionas @post @cregox

And esperanto was first, rather revolutionary for its time. The easier (more natural) interlingua came too late - after WW2 english got very strong in western world. Note both - esperanto and interlingua - are based on and designed for western world.

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illionas

@baddadda @post @cregox I would dare to disagree: Esperanto was built for the world, but in a context where the western world was very dominant and the mere idea of a world language was new and had to appease the users of the dominant languages. On of the appeals of Esperanto is that speakers of the source languages instantly recognize some words.

Interlingua (in my impression) however, would walk into the wrong direction (more Latin like) …

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illionas

@baddadda @post @cregox despite a more international historical context (and the well established concept of what an international language is).

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@illionas @post @cregox

Agreed, well possible esperanto was thought to be made for global users (i obviously expressed ne bad). Still technically it is not. It is not for the fully western vocabulary and it is not for some sounds tricky for some asians users for example.

Esperanto was revolutionary for its time. But today a modern world language would consider those points. For cultural respect and for user friendliness.

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