Hoi, First, the call for improvement of the usability of the MediaWiki software is neutral to languages. It is easy to appreciate how the smaller projects will benefit. It is even easy to argue that the big projects will benefit. Second, why would the promotion of minority languages conflict with the WMF stated objectives ?
When you argue for tolerance towards minority languages, you effectively discriminate against minority people and languages. When you make sure that our software supports any language as well as possible, as I do, minority languages are effectively not an issue. Enabling people to participate is what our goal should be, whatever the language, whatever the culture. Thanks, GerardM
2008/12/1 geni geniice@gmail.com
2008/12/1 Fajro faigos@gmail.com:
Wow, just wow... I feel really sick after reading some of the messages of this tread.
Maybe the promotion of minority languages is not directly a goal of WMF
but
it's a must.
No. You can argue for the tolerance of minority languages but actively promoting them conflicts with Wikimedia's stated objectives.
-- geni
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