Fluent Irish, Welsch & Scots speakers needed for Apache::MP3

Peter McEvoy Peter.McEvoy at barcouncil-ni.org.uk
Wed May 8 10:14:16 CDT 2002


> > I just have to ask one wee question here, I don't want to 
> seem rude, and i
> > can understand somebody wanting to be thorough, but it 
> strikes me that if
> > somebody has an archaic, minority language as their native 
> tongue, then if
> > they've bothered to learn anything about perl or any 
> programming language
> > for that matter - wouldn't there be a good chance they've 
> gone to the bother
> > of learning something like english first? As i say, no 
> offence to anyone,
> > big ups for wanting to do it - it just strikes me as kinda odd.
> 
> I don't think they translated Apache::MP3 into Klingon for the sake of
> the native speakers.

Aye, true enough - but i can see the geek value in doing that, what with
star trek and Damien Conways thing 'n all, i just don't see that the same
rules apply for obselete languages as do for made up, science fiction
languages. 
But hey - maybe thats just me.

Pete 




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