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Well, it may be an argument.

But sometimes, when I use Chinese log messages to search within internet,
I can get explanation and support in Chinese language from native Chinese
speaking people,
which I prefer much than English explanation and support.

Daisy

"Kevin L. Mitchell" <kevin.mitchell at rackspace.com> wrote on 2012/11/08
00:33:18:

> "Kevin L. Mitchell" <kevin.mitchell at rackspace.com>
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> Re: [openstack-dev] Less of coding standard for i18n of LOG messages
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> On Wed, 2012-11-07 at 23:43 +0800, Ying Chun Guo wrote:
> > First of all, there is an agreement within community that user-facing
> > string should be translated. As to LOG messages, there are arguments
> > but no consensus yet. One argument says the LOG messages are useful
> > for operators/administrators especially in the case of abnormal
> > behavior and is certainly accessible to users and therefore just like
> > all user-facing text, thus LOG messages should be translated. The
> > opposing argument could say that LOG is primarily useful for
> > developers, developers can read English LOG, and LOG in different
> > languages will block the communication between developers and users,
> > thus LOG should not be translated.
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> It's also worth pointing out that another argument for log messages
> remaining in English is that it will be easier to search the web for
> those log messages, whereas if they're translated, discussion about them
> may end up being fractured.
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