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

[Chad]

I didn't say we couldn't have the smaller languages. I said having them
/for the sole purpose of preservation/ isn't in our goals. Preserving them
because we have projects in them is a side effect, not the actual end goal.

-Chad

On Feb 8, 2008 3:05 PM, Yaroslav M. Blanter <putevod at mccme.ru> wrote:
> 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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