Re: use of locale in "ls" again (Re: Japanese expression of date)

[Tomohiro KUBOTA]

Hi,

At Mon, 31 Dec 2001 13:05:15 -0800 (PST),
Paul Eggert wrote:

> We're not talking about _disabling_ localized dates, as localized
> dates will continue to be supported.  The disagreement is over what
> the default behavior should be outside the C locale.

I see.  Then, it is not very important whether the "default behavior"
is user-friendly enough or not.  It can be strictly ISO-based.

I don't understand why we need "default behavior" outside the C locale.

All UNIX users know that the default behavior (without translation)
is based on English language, especially, American English.  I think
all of us with high school level education can read it by using
dictionaries.  People who don't want to consult dictionaries can
contribute translated expressions.

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