From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Jambunathan K Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.devel Subject: Re: participation & contribution [was: Latest changes with lisp/uni-*.el and leim/quail] Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2013 13:39:39 +0530 Message-ID: <87a9gluh4s.fsf@gmail.com> References: <83txew8m9v.fsf@gnu.org> <837gbr8uxa.fsf@gnu.org> <87wqjqts1b.fsf@gmail.com> <83zjom5ls5.fsf@gnu.org> <5299C7FA.2080007@poczta.onet.pl> <466a2599-43b3-4406-8bad-22cfb49c364f@default> <8738md103p.fsf@zigzag.favinet> NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1385885432 15273 80.91.229.3 (1 Dec 2013 08:10:32 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2013 08:10:32 +0000 (UTC) To: emacs-devel@gnu.org Original-X-From: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Dec 01 09:10:35 2013 Return-path: Envelope-to: ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Vn26s-00010g-J4 for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 09:10:34 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:54674 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Vn26r-0003oG-QM for ged-emacs-devel@m.gmane.org; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 03:10:33 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:53067) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Vn26j-0003oB-6c for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 03:10:30 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Vn26d-0003vU-RY for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 03:10:25 -0500 Original-Received: from mail-pb0-x22b.google.com ([2607:f8b0:400e:c01::22b]:54036) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1Vn26d-0003vO-Jj for emacs-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 03:10:19 -0500 Original-Received: by mail-pb0-f43.google.com with SMTP id rq2so16906812pbb.30 for ; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:10:18 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=from:to:subject:references:date:in-reply-to:message-id:user-agent :mime-version:content-type; bh=xZ2uC5A326+sIxcBJBHSdUutZw6c0QowrFnY0EzoNhw=; b=RGWepXbuWhGRziEUUX2hmBTgm4Xg48/eFJRR6FHj4VZzZl1V3jExTX1bPuKNskvnYC APVH5R/faAbq0vQ1emW8V0MFtME3BqmqBYXjyRiGZM0fD3UUFKmZ+mw9RTMXw+w96Yva RuEia2vRB3p6M3sq35Iw4vPjcceJjpvVuCkUugHT+f/69TX0hlQs9sqbJdvL+H3mSXk8 jlt+6r+PENxqbLkT5BH2RTajyeF463BkSX4bP5P+jYXolDAy3BaOu9Pm7wq7rnyccelU aGJ0qXzJb114gV870ckyXkvzpwJinesDu2WPvWtMbtbD6YxW88XXbFnmWjJT39WSI2/j o3Ww== X-Received: by 10.68.197.36 with SMTP id ir4mr24836685pbc.96.1385885418751; Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:10:18 -0800 (PST) Original-Received: from debian-6.05 ([115.242.156.230]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPSA id er3sm113888009pbb.40.2013.12.01.00.10.15 for (version=TLSv1.1 cipher=RC4-SHA bits=128/128); Sun, 01 Dec 2013 00:10:17 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <8738md103p.fsf@zigzag.favinet> (Thien-Thi Nguyen's message of "Sun, 01 Dec 2013 08:50:18 +0100") User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Emacs/24.3.50 (gnu/linux) X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: Error: Malformed IPv6 address (bad octet value). X-Received-From: 2607:f8b0:400e:c01::22b X-BeenThere: emacs-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: "Emacs development discussions." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: emacs-devel-bounces+ged-emacs-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.devel:165963 Archived-At: Thien-Thi Nguyen writes: > To me, the construction "Please ACT." has command overtones, whereas > the construction "Could you please ACT?" i would take unambiguously as > a request. Since we are going Meta... It is not only felicity with the language alone but also the cultural and historical baggage. (I believe this thread is a result of latter type.) To me - the baser me - an Occidental "Please and Thanks" is VERY DIFFERENT from Oriental "Please and Thanks". So... Will, the twain meet?