[ih] For our next argument .... and a proposal to make legacy IPv4 address space available

[Greg Skinner]

OK, fair enough.  I didn’t mean to imply that the thread was indicative of how Spanish speakers communicate about technical matters amongst themselves.  It was an example that I thought people here would recognize, especially since the issue came up here some time ago.

I occasionally read the LACNIC mailing list and watch some of the video presentations. There’s a variety of discourse — some English only, some Spanish only, some mixed.

—gregbo 

> On Nov 25, 2021, at 11:10 AM, Jorge Amodio <jmamodio at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> When we discuss technical matters, not just Internet, in Spanish speaking circles, it is often more easy and clear for everybody to use the English word for some stuff.
> 
> It is common that even being "Spanish" translations vary from country to country, for example in South America and other countries Computer is Computadora, in Spain is Ordenador.
> 
> Many many years ago there was a dim effort to translate some key RFC's to Spanish, it ended being more easy to teach English to those in need to read them :-)
> 
> Cheers
> Jorge
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 11:46 AM Greg Skinner via Internet-history <internet-history at elists.isoc.org <mailto:internet-history at elists.isoc.org>> wrote:
> For examples in Spanish, take a look at the Spanish-language version of the Wikipedia ‘Router’ page <https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router <https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router>>   Some of the content looks as if it was translated directly from the English version.  It contains references to the involvement of Xerox PARC, etc.
> 
> Incidentally, if you’ve been following the latest discussions about making legacy IPv4 address space available, it’s now being discussed on the LACNOG mailing list (subject: Draft: Unicast Use of the Formerly Reserved 127/8 <https://mail.lacnic.net/pipermail/lacnog/2021-November/thread.html <https://mail.lacnic.net/pipermail/lacnog/2021-November/thread.html>>).  You’ll see how the English words and phrases for networking devices, etc. are used in common discourse among speakers of languages spoken in Latin American countries.
> 
> —gregbo
> 
> > On Nov 24, 2021, at 3:55 PM, Jack Haverty <jack at 3kitty.org <mailto:jack at 3kitty.org>> wrote:
> > 
> > I've heard, and used, both pronounciations.? Possibly it depends on 
> > whether you're using the term thinking about it as a noun or as a verb?
> > 
> > Related question - what are these devices (routers, switches, bridges, 
> > ...) called in non-English languages??? Have the English words just been 
> > adopted, or have they been translated into the other language's equivalent?
> > 
> > Jack
> > 
> > 
> > On 11/24/21 3:42 PM, Bob Purvy via Internet-history wrote:
> >> I've never heard anyone in the biz say "rooter." Have you?
> >> 
> >> On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 3:25 PM Andrew G. Malis via Internet-history <
> >> internet-history at elists.isoc.org <http://elists.isoc.org/>> wrote:
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> >>> Is it pronounced "rooter" or "rowter"?
> >>> 
> >>> Cheers,
> >>> Andy
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