While it would be nice to translate user apps into some of the 18 (Yow!) languages spoken in India, a major point of Linux is to allow the user to modify the software to taste. What (spoken) language will the software be written in? Most existing software written in C++, or whatever your preference is, uses the English language, especially the kernel. While I understand that the intent of the article is directed to India's lower classes, what happens to the hacker who wishes to collaborate on an Enligsh-language project, who does not speak Engligh?
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While it would be nice to translate user apps into some of the 18 (Yow!) languages spoken in India, a major point of Linux is to allow the user to modify the software to taste. What (spoken) language will the software be written in? Most existing software written in C++, or whatever your preference is, uses the English language, especially the kernel. While I understand that the intent of the article is directed to India's lower classes, what happens to the hacker who wishes to collaborate on an Enligsh-language project, who does not speak Engligh?