[wg-review] Education & Outreach and Languages

[Eric Dierker <Eric@HI-TEK.COM>]

I am coming up with a conclusion which is quite troublesome.  It goes
against my grain and does not sit well so I ask for comments before I
take the logic any further.

It appears that as far as outreach goes multi-lingualism is a must.
With that said it also appears that for the purposes of clarification
and technical communication and understanding we must speak english.

I walked into a server room in a developing southeast asian country and
noticed that all the techies were native.  They were installing the
equipment for a software development center.  They were all speaking
english.  When I asked why they simply replied we don't even have the
words for this in our language.  In writing policy for that country we
have included ESL as a technical certificate requirement.

I hate the idea of the ugly American.  The language of a region is the
best key to understanding, and enjoying it's culture.  In translation
way to much is lost. I am afraid that the internet is historically a
result of american culture and therefor translating it loses to much of
it's essence.

Any aid in developing this logic or illogic will be appreciated.

Sincerely,

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