[Ubuntu-be] reminder: language use

[Thijs Braem]

I would agree on the fact that is's a bit weird and contrary to the
'ubuntu spirit' that everything seems to be happening mostly in dutch
only. Especially handing out Dutch-only Ubuntu posters at an
international event in Brussels seems not such a good idea...

Using English seems to me as well to be the best solution, it's a sort
of a-political language in our country, and it allows for newly-arrived
Belgians to be included as well.

Thijs


ubuntu-be-request at lists.ubuntu.com wrote:

Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 07:57:25 +0100
From: "Philippe Piquer" <kubuntu.be at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Ubuntu-be] reminder: language use
To: kevin.elaerts at ubuntu-nl.org, "Ubuntu Belgium"
	<ubuntu-be at lists.ubuntu.com>
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> 
> There's always the solution to make every post in the 3 nationals languages
> , but that should be a barrier to me because I have absolutly no knowledge
> of german .... and would make the post veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy long ...
> 

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Thijs Braem
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Onderwijsvernieuwing & OnderwijsServiceCentrum
Vrije Universiteit Brussel
E-mail: tbraem at vub.ac.be
http://osc.vub.ac.be/

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