[Foundation-l] policy on languages without native speakers

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
It is not particularly only my opinion, it is the opinion expressed in the
ISO-639-3. This is the standard that we go by. I have indicated and
researched the obvious way out of this blockage but when people are not
interested in taking that route, that is fine with me. If people then say
that there is no room for manoeuvre, that is from my perspective false.
Thanks,
     GerardM

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 9:10 PM, Marcos Cramer <marcos.cramer at gmx.de> wrote:

> GerardM wrote:
> > Ancient Greek is a dead language.
>
> The point is that Ancient Greek is not a dead language. It is still used in
> the Greek Orthodox Church, and there not only for liturgy (just this weekend
> I was at a Greek Orthodox Church in Istanbul, and there they had an
> anouncement board where they enlisted upcoming events at the church in
> Ancient Greek). Additionally, it is used for some translations and original
> works like Harry Potter, Asterix and Astronautilia; and there are news sites
> in Ancient Greek on the web: www.in.gr and www.akwn.net.
>
> So that Ancient Greek is dead is just your personal opinion, and there are
> good reasons to object to it. So far you have not responded to those who
> have argued that it is not a dead language.
>
> Marcos
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