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by rqs 2374 days ago
Here is some basic concept you may need to understand: The language (Both in natural and programming) choice of a project is usually depends on the interests of the main contributors. The main contributors will select the one that is best for them, and make improvement base on that.

Since the project is mainly done by Tencent, a Chinese company, it just make since for the project to use Chinese. I see no point for their team members to communicate with one and other by writing documents in a second language everyday.

Also, they've provided English document if you want to read, and the document is not bad. If you don't like the document, then send them some PR.

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> Since the project is mainly done by Tencent, a Chinese company, it just make since for the project to use Chinese. I see no point for their team members to communicate with one and other by writing documents in a second language everyday.

The point being, if it is accepted by the Linux Foundation, we should be expecting documentation in English. Otherwise it is fine for maintainers to use whatever language they feel is good for them to use.

> If it is accepted by the Linux Foundation, we should be expecting documentation in English

LF has no mandate to dictate any specific language to projects.

> Otherwise it is fine for maintainers to use whatever language they feel is good for them to use.

Yes.

> LF has no mandate to dictate any specific language to projects.

Maybe it doesn't, maybe it does. Maybe it should and maybe Tencent is creating precedents. Plenty of questions. All I see is: Linux Foundation is based in San Francisco, key people are all perfectly well speaking English and LF should do anything what is possible to make the projects accessible globally, using a lingua franca of technology.