[WG: I18N & L10N] Having a locale as default for others in the same language

[Sam Ottenhoff]

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> French from Canada and France a really different, using one as default for
> the other would, in my opinion, be a mistake.



Absolutely.  So my next question would be, what about French from Belgium
and French from Switzerland?  I assume they would want to use fr_FR as a
base with a few country-specific overrides, no?



> When there was only fr_CA available in Sakai, my users were uncomfortable
> with it. I suppose it would be the same the other way around if fr_FR
> becomes the default. I would gladly create a shared fr locale if I had
> fr_CA owners who could meet with the fr_FR team to agree on shared part of
> the translation, but none are available AFAICT.
>

I don't understand why fr_CA owners need to be involved at all.  If fr_CA
doesn't keep their translation up to date, they get English text as a
fallback currently, right?  Is fr_CA so distinct that English text is a
better fallback than French?

I don't have investment in this area.  It just seems like this is bad
policy.

--Sam
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