On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 12:06 PM, Gregory Maxwell gmaxwell@gmail.com wrote:
On Mon, Aug 11, 2008 at 11:15 AM, Andrew Whitworth wknight8111@gmail.com wrote:
This is perhaps the perfect example for why cut-and-dry rules for language approval are probably not a good method. Languages need to be evaluated individually based on the population of content producers and content consumers, the efficacy, utility, and longevity of the language and it's speaking population, and other factors.
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...and without prejudiced assumptions about what languages are the "right" or "best" for a person based on the accident of their geographic location or ethnic heritage.
Thank you for making your point.
That is exactly my point, we shouldn't be taking these preconceived rules (call them "prejudices" if you want) and using them as the ultimate standard for selecting new projects. Any time you create a rule on this issue, people are going to find that one counter-example and throw a fit. Common sense is hardly common, but I have a high degree of faith in our languages subcom to make good informed decisions without needing to be held to some mechanistic rule set.
--Andrew Whitworth