[notpushkin]

This isn't quite black and white.

Right now, I can set up and use Linux in my language, have my display name in my script, but my username and password are ASCII-only and are available on the standard English keyboard anywhere. If I run into trouble, I can SSH in from any device in the world without any issue. I can just borrow a laptop from anyone, switch to English if needed, and jump right in.

Having a common denominator set of characters for such things is just really, really useful. I’d rather focus on all the other things that need to be localised.

[folmar]

Without any issue is a stretch, using a French keyboard is bad enough experience for passwords, not everyone uses standard English keyboards.

[wongarsu]

The French keyboard is the most notable example of anyone using something other than query or quertz. Even Japan and China use an extended querty. But even with the French keyboard the only issue is that everything is in the wrong place, not that the standard 26 "English" letters don't exist or are hard to reach.

Meanwhile using ä, é or ş in a username or password will make your life much harder once you are in a foreign country. Never mind any letter that isn't derived from the Latin alphabet.

[oarsinsync]

> something other than query or quertz. Even Japan and China use an extended querty

qwerty