Internationalisation and Localisation of the Internet.PDF

نویسندگان

  • James Seng
  • Ching Hong
چکیده

The Internet is primarily an American invention. Therefore, it is natural that Internet Protocols have little or no consideration beyond the English language. Nevertheless, with over 60% of the world population being non-native English-users, it is necessary for the Internet to consider the use of non-English languages in its protocols in order for it to become a truly global network.

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تاریخ انتشار 2001