webber@utstat.uucp (Bob Webber) (09/28/89)
You know, some of those postings in French are just as dumb as most of the ones in English, but some are just as well thought out, too. Too bad there aren't more technical postings: I'd like to learn some technical/Unix French... Those of you opposed to learning the language because it won't be useful to you should think about the French telephone company's project to put a terminal in every home. We don't here much about technological advances in France, but they are no slouches in any subfield of applied science. -- Bob Webber, Office of the Dean of Arts and Science, University of Toronto Internet: webber@artsci.toronto.edu; webber@utstat.toronto.edu UUCP: utzoo!utas!webber; utzoo!utstat!webber
evan@telly.on.ca (Evan Leibovitch) (09/29/89)
In article <1989Sep28.155828.4848@utstat.uucp> webber@utubrutus.toronto.edu (Bob Webber) writes: >You know, some of those postings in French are just as dumb as most of the >ones in English, but some are just as well thought out, too. Too bad there >aren't more technical postings: I'd like to learn some technical/Unix French... I for one am quite comfortable with French and English posting in the language with which they best express themselves. Frankly, I've found the ongoing bilingual discussion fascinating, though I've had little to contribute so far. It's one of the reasons I like Usenet. >Those of you opposed to learning the language because it won't be useful to >you should think about the French telephone company's project to put a >terminal in every home. This is off topic, but Canada has had its stabs at similar projects. Remember Telidon? More recently, Bell Canada has started a project called Alix in Montreal to test the reception to such a scheme yet again. >We don't here much about technological advances in >France, but they are no slouches in any subfield of applied science. Neither is Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Israel, or any of those cute little countries on the Pacific Rim. If my goal was understanding the advances of applied technology in the language of its creators, after English I'd probably be learning Japanese. -- Evan Leibovitch, Sound Software, Brampton, Ontario - evan@telly.on.ca She was looking for a vacation, and he was the last resort.