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Subject: [Freeciv-Dev] Re: (PR#2587) class and legend data patch -- oops, with patch this time!
From: "Techdeck@xxxxxxxxxxxx via RT" <rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 02:15:02 -0800
Reply-to: rt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> > > > I'm not personally attached to the Common Era/Before Common Era
> > > > usage myself.  but unless we want to assume all the users of this
> > > > software will be Christians :-)...
> > >
> > > We don't want and can't assume this.
> > >
> > > I'm not a native speaker. So I can't decide this.
> >
> > Nor am I. But I think using "BC" and "AD" doesn't require you to be
> > a christian. It's just common.
> >
> > So just leave it please, for heaven's sake ;) . KISS.
> >
> > Christian
> >
> > --
> > Christian Knoke     * * *      http://www.enter.de/~c.knoke/
> > * * * * * * * * *  Ceterum censeo Microsoft esse dividendum.
>
> Why don't we ask our Hebrew translator which calendar he would
> prefer to use?  [Cc:ed]

I'm not a native speaker myself, and I know "BC" and "AD" doesn't require you 
to be christian since I am jewish. :)
If you ask me, I like the "BC/AD" calender.

Nir Peled.

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