On Mon, 22 Jan 2007, Rodrigo Barbosa wrote: >> - Wrt. language vs regional: can someone comment how much e.g. pt_BR >> differs from pt_PT? > > A lot. > >> Is it like US English and UK English, or do they >> differ to such an extend that it would be difficult to communicate on >> one list? > > As a rule of thumb, a pt_BR speaker would have as much (or sometimes more) > trouble communicating with someone who speaks pt_PT as with someone that > speaks spanish. > > Sometime even more, since there are words that are common, but with > completely different meanings. > >> I think it is a relevant "data point" for this discussion. > > True. Sounds like we need different lists for those then - what about different moderators ?? Lance -- uklinux.net - The ISP of choice for the discerning Linux user.