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It's relevant because the majority of open source developers do not have English as a first language.
by rjknight 13y ago
It's relevant because the majority of open source developers do not have English as a first language.
- girvo 13y agoInterestingly, the guys I know who have English as a second language and are developers prefer to use English for all technical documentation. Some even are actively annoyed by those who use their native tongue. Of course, that's biased by the fact that those people speak English, that's why I can converse with them. I'd be curious to know if this was a majority opinion, or a minority!
- thaumasiotes 13y agoThe Chinese developers of my acquaintance (mostly) do not speak english, and consequently don't particularly appreciate english documentation. As in your case, the documentation preference is going to be strongly determined by language (in)capability.