Messages in this thread | | | From | Mirian Crzig Lennox <> | Subject | Re: Internationalizing Linux | Date | 05 Dec 1998 16:04:30 -0500 |
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Frank Sweetser <rasmusin@paramount.ind.wpi.edu> writes: > > might it not be easier if, instead of keying strictly on numbers, the error > messages could be keyed on strings at least somewhat meaningful to the > author? for example, instead of using %%KRN-SCS-55438 to mean a SCSI > timeout, have %%KRN-SCSI-TIMEOUT? this should help with preventing > conflicting keys, and make things easier for the author by not requiring > him at least to look up all of the messages.
"Those who fail to learn VMS are doomed to repeat it."
Seriously, I always thought the legacy of the UNIX kernel was that internationalization is unnecessary, because it isn't even English to being with.
fsck kswapd init vmlinuz eth0 inode, /etc...
-- Mirian Crzig Lennox Systems Anarchist "There's a New World Order coming every minute. Make mine extra cheese."
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