[dev] Fwd: why are you nasty to English?

[Rick Emery]

Quoting Chuck Hagenbuch <chuck at horde.org>:

> *blink*
>
> ----- Forwarded message from james.nagel at the-times.co.uk -----
>     Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 12:23:41 -0000
>     From: "Nagel, James" <james.nagel at the-times.co.uk>
> Reply-To: "Nagel, James" <james.nagel at the-times.co.uk>
>  Subject: why are you nasty to English?
>       To: "'chuck at horde.org'" <chuck at horde.org>
>
> "A strong effort has been made to make IMP as non-English-friendly as
> possible."
> that's what you say in your Horde intro.
> what have you got against us English?

<sarcasm>

Um, maybe the fact that they can't seem to read it (English)?

</sarcasm>

As far as I can tell, IMP's native language is English. The developers also
wish to make it friendly for non-English language users, hence the statement
"non-English-friendly". The statement isn't anti-English, it's just
pro-other-languages. IMP can be (and is) non-English-friendly and
English-friendly at the same time.

You appear to be reading "non-English friendly" as "not English-friendly", and
they aren't the same; at least in *my* English :-)

I assume this was a joke? I don't even know why I'm responding; too much time
on my hands, I guess.

--
Rick Emery

"When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth
 with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there
 you will always long to return"
                                              -- Leonardo Da Vinci