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From: mojo@kepler.UUCP (Morris Jones)
Newsgroups: net.news.group
Subject: Re: net.internat
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Date: Wed, 30-Oct-85 14:08:40 EST
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Erik Fair writes:
>Naming is important. Since EUUG is a UNIX users group, and since this
>network is 98% UNIX machines, I expect that the content of the group
>will be about internationalizing UNIX (particularly since we, as a group
>of people, have more influence over UNIX than any other operating system).
>Therefore, let's call it net.unix.intnl

Nooooo!!!  Erik, yes we use UNIX machines to transport the net.  But
that's no reason to assume that we're talking about UNIX internationalization!
Take a look around at the corporations represented on the net:

   HP, Apple, Multimate, Microsoft, Lotus (well at least one person),
   Intel, Digital Research, DEC, ... and of course AT&T ...

Not to mention innumerable consultants and turnkey system vendors.  Lots 
and lots of products need the benefit of internationalization.  Not just 
UNIX.

I left out my company.  WordStar is in nine languages now, and WordStar
2000J works in both Kanji and English.  That certainly doesn't mean we're
through fighting the battles.

(Why is it that Berkeley seems to have a monopoly on arrogance?  It gets
in the way of the good things you have to say.)

-- 
Mojo
... Morris Jones, MicroPro Product Development
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