Developers of Sympa

[Olivier Salaun <address@concealed>]

Petr Prazak wrote:
> 
> 24.4.2001, Olivier Salaun wrote on subject `[sympa-dev] Language selection 
> proposal':
> 
> >>  I'd like to propose the following patch that implements automatic
> >>  selection for WWSympa anonymous users. Their language preference is
> >>  taken from the HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE env. variable.
> 
> > I don't think HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGAGE is the right way to deduce the user's
> > language (though I told you about it) because lots of people use english
> > navigators (I use an english version of Netscape because it is the RPM
> > distributed with RedHat).
> 
> It is just an excuse. :)
> Even in the English version of Navigator you can say that you
> prefer French before English.  In Navigator, select Edit/Preferences,
> Navigator/Languages and click on Add.

We previously had the following line in WWSYmpa :
     $param->{'lang'} = $param->{'user'}{'lang'}        ## User pref
                        || $list->{'admin'}{'lang'}     ## List pref
                        || $ENV{'HTTP_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE'} ## Navigator pref
                        || $Conf{'lang'} ;              ## Server pref

We had MANY french people connecting to our server
(http://listes.cru.fr/wws/)
asking why our service's main page was in english. 

Here is how I consider WWSympa and internationalisation :

        What's most important is the server's main language ; 
        WWSympa MUST respect it.
        It SHOULD moreover make it easy for a foreigner to see WWSYmpa 
        in his/her native language, before loggin.

--
Olivier Salaün
Comité Réseaux des Universités