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From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com>
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Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> Localization for technical messages sucks.  badly.
> Just take a look at a european computer magazine, you will find lots of
> english words in the text because there is no german/frensh/whatever
> one.  Trying to use different grammar doesn't help the understanding.

Or take a look at a BSD or Linux Web page in one of the oriental
languages...  even it contains English quite often.

	Jeff


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