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VIA releases open source Xorg driverVIA releases open source Xorg driverPosted Aug 30, 2008 19:19 UTC (Sat) by salimma (subscriber, #34460)In reply to: VIA releases open source Xorg driver by tzafrir Parent article: VIA releases open source Xorg driver
Would it not be the same with proprietary software -- the SDKs and documentation will mostly be in English?
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VIA releases open source Xorg driver Posted Aug 31, 2008 2:47 UTC (Sun) by rahulsundaram (subscriber, #21946) [Link]
This is by no means a open source specific issue however proprietary software organizations might be able to buffer it by moving people between sites and there is less of a cultural shock and fear associated with the whole process. The local education system also plays a important role here
VIA releases open source Xorg driver Posted Sep 1, 2008 8:05 UTC (Mon) by dgm (subscriber, #49227) [Link]
Speaking of Microsoft, most of their books are (well) translated to other languages (Spanish here). Also, all of the online documentation is automatically (crappy) translated. This reduces the entrance barrier for new developers considerably.
Regarding English, the distance from being able to read to being able to express yourself is considerable. I haven't been to Taiwan, but in mainland China the percentage of people that can read English is very small.
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