good call LOTR...

its pedantic...sheesh, can't even speak his 'own' language...

and what is it with this sudden influx of irate limeys?...just wtf gives?....

you know, a LOT of good people died freeing themselves from YOUR tryanny..so go take your damn Union Jack, shove it where the sun don't shine, and I'll be glad to come along and lite the bit still sticking out on fire..more than glad in fact...

LimeWire was developed in the US so the proper language is English (US). If you want it to be English (UK) then develop your own software and fly the union jack.

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Limewire is actually developed with people from different origins (although they work in New York City), and with the help of open-source developers in various countries (but I still don't know any open-source developer in the LimeWire developers list that participates from Britain).

Anyway, if British users want corrections or adaptation for the default American English resources, they can contribute the needed changes for a additional "en_GB" resource file (just change the language name from "English" to "British English").

Actually the main resource file does not use the strict American rules for orthography and vocabulary. This is more a International English version, so may be "en_US" adaptation may be added as well. For this reason the default locale is just labeled "English" and not "American English". May be it should be labeled "International English", but who really cares ?

There's no proud flagship for US promotion in LimeWire. The softwareisfor the people of the world. Not just for US citizens (and anyway, English is not the only language in US, Spanish and French having also some official status in some of its states), and the intent of LimeWire is to serve them equally and with respect of differences of culture, including minorities. That's the reason why LimeWire is internationalized in favor of humane languages, not in favor of administrative country borders (which however apply in some limitations for legality of the LimeWire LLC activities in US).

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above edited for brevity.

I posted a reply to this subject a while back, which treated the subject with the gentle humour I considered it deserved.

Your remarks above I find offensive and on behalf of irate limeys all over my country, I ask you to keep your thoughts to yourself. I wasn't irate , but I am now.

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I think this thread died already. I had a hand in that. Topic closed unless it's on topic. But then I think the topic's already been well covered by verdyp. Someone have a UK english language to add to LW, then announce it here, otherwise this topic should be kept closed if there's no fresh developments.

wow...didn't know you considered yourself an irate limey...sorry for the insult then if that's the case, cause you are a decent person...the other posters involved in this are lamers...especially ferral, who is obviously a liar (see his statement re: HP4)

if said posters would have kept their mouths sewn shut after their initial posts, then all would have been fine..but no, they just had to keep whining...and they got what they deserved IMO...

and of course I know that modern day Great Britain is certainly not the same as it was 200 years ago...but lets admit it took till very recent history for that government to finally give up all its little colonies, no?..and yeah, I know my government sucks..far more than you realize...and maybe the world should thank old day England for supplying the impetus for America to be born...a great idea, but one which obviously got corrupted pretty quickly...hell, I think I would rather be owned by a King/Queen than a bunch of damn money hungry corporations...sheesh..

Thats besides the point. America speeking English so they should fly the English flag. It really is that simple.

Yes it is English and yes the Americans did start to formulate their own language but they chose to stick with English.

Plus Americans are not the only people / nation who speek English. By putting up the US flag, you are in effect implying that Australians speek American

This thread is not about whos nation is better or politics. Its not an ego thread either. It's a simple thread pointing out a simple fact that you are speaking English, not American.

The language you are speaking is called English, so an English flag should be shown. Or is that a little too simplistic and logical?

Which "English" flag? The Union Jack or the more restricted flag of England (with a single red cross on white)? Tell me if there are distinctions for English spoken or understood in Wales, Scotland, Ireland, or kingdom possessions of Isle of Man, and Biliwicks of Jersey and Guernsey. And which distinction you will use in the translation...
If you use the Union Jack, former British colonies will not appreciate it. It you use the England flag, it won't be recognized as meaning English in other countries than UK, and in UK it will irritate those not living in England.
So which flag use (if a flag must be used to designate languages...)? Most probably the one that most people know and recognize, and not the pedantic one (England) for the origin language. Here we don't care about where the language comes from, we speak about the current usage of the language.
If the multicolor circle on white flag of the Francophonie was much more wellknown, it would replace the French flag for French.

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