[Foundation-l] Preservation of cultural diversity and minority languages

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

One of the immediate implications would be that artificial languages, as
well as small European languages, are ineligible since all their speakers
are also proficient in other languages (Example: All Lower Sorbian
speakers are also German speakers).

Cheers
Yaroslav

> I'd have to agree. While they are noble goals (and may come about as a
> result
> of the pursuit of our goals), they aren't our goals.
>
> -Chad
>
> On Feb 8, 2008 12:36 PM, Jesse Martin (Pathoschild)
> <pathoschild at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to "collect and develop
>> educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and
>> to disseminate it effectively and globally". The preservation of
>> cultural diversity and of minority languages are noble missions, but
>> not those of the Wikimedia Foundation (which does not seek to fulfill
>> every noble mission in the world).
>>
>> < http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Mission >
>>
>> --
>> Yours cordially,
>> Jesse Martin (Pathoschild)
>>
>>
>>
>> On Feb 8, 2008 11:49 AM, Yaroslav M. Blanter <putevod at mccme.ru> wrote:
>> > Related to this discussion:
>> >
>> > http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Language_subcommittee#Localisation
>> >
>> > After we have heard the opinions of two language subcommittee members
>> > (both of whom I highly respect), I would like to ask the community:
>> Are
>> > the preservation of cultural diversity and minority languages
>> (secondary)
>> > Wikimedia goals?
>> >
>> > Both answers yes or no could actually have some implications.
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Yaroslav
>> >
>> >
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