[OWW-SC] is there a language standard for OWW?

[Vincent Rouilly]

As a non-native English speaker, I have never questioned the need/use of a
language standard to disseminate information amongst the scientific
community (de facto English for now).
I am not too sure how OWW can promote sharing of knowledge and collaborative
work if there is not a common ground in terms of language.

I understand that some pieces of information could benefit from being
translated to reach out some specific communities, but I would say that the
information should primarily be written in English.
If a common language is not picked, I have the feeling that the emergence of
different OWW language communities might undermine the synergy of the wiki.

best,

Vincent.


On 6/7/07, John Cumbers <johncumbers at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I don't think that there should be a language standard, but perhaps we
> just turn on the language option that allows people to add translations in
> other languages?  I wanted this option when we were writing the wiki pages
> for the china workshops,
> Best,
> John
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> On 5/30/07, Drew Endy <endy at mit.edu> wrote:
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