[Ubuntu-PH] Re: newbie pow

[Charles Yao]

My only concern is that pure tagalog or any dialect in the philippines
is practically dead. Wala nang Tagalog talaga Taglish na lang, which I
find is very common in most SEA countries. Secondly, the Philippines
unlike countries like Japan and the US, has many dialects making it
difficult for people to communicate. So my only concern is that it may
only make it harder for people to communicate if they all use different
dialects or if there are too many versions going around.

Charles




On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 11:49 +0800, Edu Timbol, Jr. wrote:
> Sa text kase tagalag, chaka yung local dialect. At least for this part
> of Luzon. Kung online, madalas ginagamit ko eh English para maging
> neutral. Pero kung nasa Kapampangan chat ako, dialect gamit ko. Kasama
> kasi sa goals ng Ubuntu na "that software tools should be usable by
> people in their local language and despite any disabilities" para
> naman kahit hindi ka dumaan sa formal schooling at english instruction
> makagamit ka ng computer. Technology has the power to set people free,
> even from the bondage of ignorance and poverty, if used properly.
> Magandang halimbawa kunwari ang Edubuntu (http://www.edubuntu.org/) o
> ang Skubuntu sa South Africa (http://www.skubuntu.org.za/).
> 
> Just my 2 cents...
> 
> --
> "Coffee is evil...a necessary evil."-
> 
> Daysleeper Ed
> Registered Linux User # 398135
> 
> On 10/10/05, Charles Yao <ccyao at greenleecp.com> wrote:
> > Just curious about the localization. How many people actually use their
> > pcs or cellphones in tagalog?
> > I noticed that everyone here in the Philippines uses English when they
> > use their phones or pcs.
> >
> > Charles
> >
> > On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 11:20 +0800, Jerome Gotangco wrote:
> > > It's actually up in the air with the main thrust of the group. We're
> > > very much loose at the moment, hope it changes in the coming meets.
> > > Localization is one of the most obvious but let's not limit ourselves
> > > =)
> > >
> > > Jerome Gotangco
> > > jgotangco at ubuntu.com | jgotangco at gmail.com
> > > GPG: 0xA97B69A0
> > >
> > --
> > Regards,
> >
> > Charles C. Yao
> > Vice-President -Sales
> > 2144 Pedro Gil St.
> > Sta. Ana, Manila
> > Philippines 1009
> > Tel: +63 2 5641996-98
> > Fax: +63 2 5631314
> > email: ccyao at greenleecp.com
> > web: www.greenleecp.com
> >
> >
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> >
> 
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Regards,

Charles C. Yao
Vice-President -Sales
2144 Pedro Gil St.
Sta. Ana, Manila
Philippines 1009
Tel: +63 2 5641996-98
Fax: +63 2 5631314
email: ccyao at greenleecp.com
web: www.greenleecp.com