Re: Constructed languages on Technocrat.net

Am 07/16 15:16  Boudewijn Rempt yscrifef:
> On Sun, 16 Jul 2000, Thomas R. Wier wrote:
>
> > Boudewijn Rempt wrote:
> >
> > > When browsing around looking for Linux news, I came across
> > > Technocrat.net, where Bruce Perens started a discussion on
> > > constructed languages - he even links to the langmaker website.
> >
> > I'm so glad this kind of stuff is explicitly forbidden from Conlang --
> > some of the things they talk about there, on both sides of the
> > issue, are so naive!  It's just a hunting ground for flames.
>
> What would you expect from people who have never had experience
> of auxlang bickering? They have to find out for themselves...
> Still, I thought Bruce Perens had a nice, if somewhat naive,
> outlook.
>
I was interested to see that the article had adopted the description
'constructed languages for what we do.  This list must have a greater
influence than I would have guessed.

- andrew.
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Andrew Smith, Intheologus                       hobbit@earthlight.co.nz