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On 2/13/12 3:58 PM, Eric Windisch wrote:
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cite="mid:74FF2B0512FA42369352390D7B417925@cloudscaling.com"
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<div><span style="font-size: 12px;">I'm guessing that you're
looking at this from a developer's perspective rather than a
support and operations perspective. Developers will understand
English, but the operations and especially the support team
may not. Having native language log messages has the potential
to significantly decrease support costs for users both
domestic and abroad (where domestic users might outsource
support).</span></div>
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The one thing I consistently use log messages for is googling. If
everyone in the world gets the same log message for a given error,
that drastically increases the chances that I'll find that log
message in a forum post someplace. Doesn't localizing log messages
fragment the world of support forums into a zillion
language-specific shards? (Full disclosure: I speak English, so
this argument may be an unconscious front for Yankee Imperialism.)<br>
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