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

[John Cumbers]

>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.

I agree, I don't think that by supporting other languages we would be
promoting non-english contributions, instead just providing for the
provision of translation if somebody wants to do it.

cheers,
John

On 6/7/07, Vincent Rouilly <vincent.rouilly at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> 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:
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> > On 5/30/07, Drew Endy < endy at mit.edu> wrote:
> > >
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