From: Jakub Hegenbart <kyosuke@...>
Date: 2005-12-04T08:59:43+09:00
Subject: Re: GUI IDE for Ruby


> To put it that way: If Microsoft were some army the following incident
> could occur: "Sir, this German translation does not fit into the
> windows" - "A translation always fits where the US text fits." - "But
> Sir..." - "It DOES fit!" - "Well, yes ..." - "PERIOD!" - "Yes, Sir!"
>
> German is a good example because most of its terms are longer than the
> original ones.
>
> Josef 'Jupp' Schugt
>
>   
It may seem funny, but Microsoft Czech Republic for one _is_ one hell of 
an army. I _did_ some translations for them. 8-) Fortunately, Windows 
don't force you to do it in your apps... ;-)

Jakub