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Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 22:03:29 -0400
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Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: Making a jbo locale file and package for
 installation, need some suggestions.
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Hmm. Well, it seems that there's some community disagreement. Gregorian
calendar and color- or material-based names isn't, well, culturally
neutral, which Lojban is supposed to be. There's already some
standardization that ties days to numbers, but there's also some that use
planets. I'm leaning for numbers. Does anyone else have a weigh-in?


On Mon, Jul 8, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Feilen Haksan <feilen1000@gmail.com> wrote:

> Pierre,
>
> Thank you very much for your detailed response. I've adjusted as follows:
> http://pastebin.com/yb3EyzWR
>
> Left currency symbol as EUR.
> Decimal point is a [.], as it's likely computing will be a first point on
> lojbanists' priorities.
> Added days using the color system, which seems more systematic than the
> alternative.
> Short date format is fine.
> LC_MESSAGES now accepts 'j' or 'n'
> Paper... paper? Paper.
> Titles removed from names.
> Packaging script that comes with Arch Esperanto package (and most other
> Esperanto references) have been converted. It will install as "jbo UTF-8"
> in /etc/locale.gen, and you can enable it as the default language by
> setting the LOCALE field of your /etc/locale.conf to "jbo.utf8" once it's
> finished.
>
> *What's left:*
> Should we even have a thousands seperator?
> {crino} still undecided for abbreviation.
> I couldn't find a list of fu'ivla-ized Gregorian calendar months, if you
> could list names that would work fine.
> Date format has to include (to be consistent with the current one): Day of
> week, day of month, month abbr, year, 24-hr time, timezone.
> Remainder of name information needs to be finalized, should we use {la}?
> Filling out and unicode-paging fields when it's finalized.
>
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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hmm. Well, it seems that there&#39;s some community disagr=
eement. Gregorian calendar and color- or material-based names isn&#39;t, we=
ll, culturally neutral, which Lojban is supposed to be. There&#39;s already=
 some standardization that ties days to numbers, but there&#39;s also some =
that use planets. I&#39;m leaning for numbers. Does anyone else have a weig=
h-in?</div>
<div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Jul 8=
, 2013 at 9:39 PM, Feilen Haksan <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a href=3D"mailto:fe=
ilen1000@gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">feilen1000@gmail.com</a>&gt;</span> w=
rote:<br>
<blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1p=
x #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Pierre,<div><br></div><div>Thank you very mu=
ch for your detailed response. I&#39;ve adjusted as follows:=A0<a href=3D"h=
ttp://pastebin.com/yb3EyzWR" target=3D"_blank">http://pastebin.com/yb3EyzWR=
</a></div>
<div><br></div><div>Left currency symbol as EUR.=A0</div><div>Decimal point=
 is a [.], as it&#39;s likely computing will be a first point on lojbanists=
&#39; priorities.</div><div>Added days using the color system, which seems =
more systematic than the alternative.=A0</div>
<div>Short date format is fine.</div><div>LC_MESSAGES now accepts &#39;j=
9; or &#39;n&#39;</div><div>Paper... paper? Paper.</div><div>Titles removed=
 from names.</div><div>Packaging script that comes with Arch Esperanto pack=
age (and most other Esperanto references) have been converted. It will inst=
all as &quot;jbo UTF-8&quot; in /etc/locale.gen, and you can enable it as t=
he default language by setting the LOCALE field of your /etc/locale.conf to=
 &quot;jbo.utf8&quot; once it&#39;s finished.</div>
<div><br></div><div><i>What&#39;s left:</i></div><div>Should we even have a=
 thousands seperator?</div><div>{crino} still undecided for abbreviation.</=
div><div>I couldn&#39;t find a list of fu&#39;ivla-ized Gregorian calendar =
months, if you could list names that would work fine.</div>
<div>Date format has to include (to be consistent with the current one): Da=
y of week, day of month, month abbr, year, 24-hr time, timezone.=A0</div><d=
iv>Remainder of name information needs to be finalized, should we use {la}?=
<br>
</div><div>Filling out and unicode-paging fields when it&#39;s finalized.</=
div><div class=3D"HOEnZb"><div class=3D"h5">

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