Re: [wg-review] [process] Bounced Messages and language issues

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

Speaking strictly on the technical aspects, may I suggest you contact the U.N.
for the analysis documentation on the issue, I believe they have already done
a lot of the work, so it will not have to be all done from the beginning.

Sincerely,

Pilar Luque wrote:

> Cher oliver,
>
> When I started the discussion my aim was not to convince everybody to
> bouilt a Multilingual ICANN in a day.  I just trying to make people
> aware of the problem so that we can  slowly work towards the same system
> as in the U.N. and i think it can be reached with support, specially
> from people like you, directly affected as English is not your mother
> tongue, because we non-English mother tongue speakers cannot read,
> understand and respond to documents published in English with the same
> speed than an English mother tongue speaker.  Therefore we will always
> be misrepresented.
>
> Sinceres Salutations,
>
> Pilar
>
> Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:
> >
> > While I understand that the language issue is a very important one,
> > (I'm French, so I undertand how frustrating this is to my compatriots)
> > I do not think that ICANN is mature enough to be able to address
> > it at this point. Rome was not built in a day, and there are more
> > pressing issues w.r.t. ICANN & DNSO. Let's try and sort these
> > things out first, and then make ICANN a truly international entity.
> >
> > I second Roeland's statement.
> >
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
> > To: 'Pilar Luque' <pluque@nic.es>; Greg Burton <sidna@feedwriter.com>
> > Cc: <wg-review@dnso.org>
> > Sent: 18 January 2001 09:03
> > Subject: RE: [wg-review] [process] Bounced Messages and language issues
> >
> > > I disagree that it is time to address multi-lingual issues.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Pilar Luque [mailto:pluque@nic.es]
> > > > Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 1:18 AM
> > > >
> > > > Dear all,
> > > >
> > > > I propose the language topic becomes on such agenda a higher
> > > > priority.
> > > > Anyone secconding me?  I think it is about time the language barrier
> > > > topic becomes a real issue.
> > > >
> > > > Pilar LUQUE (ES-NIC)
> > > >
> > > > Greg Burton wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > This is completely out of hand, and has drifted WAY off
> > > > topic. Please
> > > > > restrict yourself to comments directly relevant to this
> > > > working group. I
> > > > > have posted a proposed order and agenda for the next month,
> > > > which includes
> > > > > discussion of language and translation issues. If you wish
> > > > to comment on
> > > > > that agenda and propose this as a higher priority for the
> > > > group, please do so.
> > > > >
> > > > > In the meantime, could everyone please stop the personal
> > > > comments IMMEDIATELY?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thank you.
> > > > >
> > > > > Greg
> > > > > co-chair
> > > >
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