Xref: utzoo can.general:1806 can.politics:2812 Path: utzoo!censor!geac!jtsv16!brian From: brian@jtsv16.UUCP (Brian A. Jarvis) Newsgroups: can.general,can.politics Subject: Re: postings in the French language Keywords: appropriate, language, subsequent Message-ID: <1135@jtsv16.UUCP> Date: 27 Sep 89 13:01:03 GMT References: <1989Sep6.222038.2707@gpu.utcs.utoronto.ca> <1178@mannix.iros1.UUCP> <3837.251eb4d9@uwovax.uwo.ca> Reply-To: brian@jtsv16.jts.com (Brian A. Jarvis) Distribution: can Organization: JTS Computer Systems Ltd., Toronto Lines: 28 In article <3837.251eb4d9@uwovax.uwo.ca> J G Millerwrites: >In article <1178@mannix.iros1.UUCP>, leonard@pivele.iro.umontreal.ca (Nicolas Leonard) writes: >> Oh, jusqu'ici ca va... >[and subsequent postings in the French language] > >Is not the group can.francais more appropriate for these postings, >after all this is not can.politique? > >//Greg Miller I should think that since the topic at hand was the "fascism" of particular governments dictating where and when a person may use either of the official languages of Canada, the use of French is perfectly justifiable, and a useful reminder of what the issue truly is. And your posting is a poignant reminder that there are people who are willing to dictate which language Canadian citizens must use. I do not recall any decree from the Net.Gods that Usenet is English only. Luv, Brian -- Brian A. Jarvis, J.T.S. Computer Systems, brian@jtsv16.jts.com, Downsview, Ontario ...jtsv16!brian Canada M3H 5T5 (416) 665-8910 History is all too frequently the study of the worst case scenario.