I'm not in Rome. I'm trying to book an airplane ticket in my country. But it's not possible to write my name, even though my name contains letters found in our alphabet.
> with needing to support the vagaries of every foreign dialect in the world
Then don't impact the Roman software on people outside Rome. Basically the definition of imperialism.
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> I think the Internet was a better place before Eternal September, when it was the exclusive precinct of relatively affluent white male nerds. (...) I think elitism is right.
Ah, I see this from you in another thread. So you're basically against other cultures and groups being present online. No wonder you want everyone to conform to your definition of how things should be. Too bad the ship has sailed, we're here.
You (or others you depend on) are choosing to use "Roman" software.
> I'm trying to book an airplane ticket in my country. But it's not possible to write my name, even though my name contains letters found in our alphabet.
It is possible to write your name in a way that lets the airline and airports identify you, which is what matters. It might not be possible to write it exactly the way you'd like but that's not causing any real issues except making you upset.
It's also pretty ironic to complain about having to deal with other cultures for (presumably) international travel.
> Then don't impact the Roman software on people outside Rome. Basically the definition of imperialism.
"Anglocentric" software isn't forced on anyone. You can campaing for your country to disregard all English writings and re-discover all that knowledge from first principles instead if you'd prefer. But that would make you much worse off, wouldn't it?
English-first computing dominates precisely because not having to deal with localization (or at least not initially) lets people focus on what actually matters to make work. Don't like it? Write your own software instead of complaining that relying other people's work means you sometimes have to adapt a bit.
> So you're basically against other cultures and groups being present online.
Plenty of people from other cultures (including me) have no problem with learning English to interact with the world and tap into the vast pool of English knowledge and tools. Language != Culture.
> Too bad the ship has sailed, we're here.
So is English as the lingua franca of the computing age.
> with needing to support the vagaries of every foreign dialect in the world
Then don't impact the Roman software on people outside Rome. Basically the definition of imperialism.
Edit:
> I think the Internet was a better place before Eternal September, when it was the exclusive precinct of relatively affluent white male nerds. (...) I think elitism is right.
Ah, I see this from you in another thread. So you're basically against other cultures and groups being present online. No wonder you want everyone to conform to your definition of how things should be. Too bad the ship has sailed, we're here.