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[Gunnar Hjalmarsson <1532537@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Well, currently the web server responses in the language the browser
asks for, or in English if there is no preferred language set in the
browser. This technique is used:

https://httpd.apache.org/docs/2.4/content-negotiation.html

It would be doable to add a note to the pages, which explains it to the
users, but changing the technique for selecting language won't be done
in the near future due to a lack of resources.

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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1532537

Title:
  Impossible to choose language on help.ubuntu.com

Status in ubuntu-docs package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  I am a Dutch user. However, for virtually any technical documentation,
  English is the lingua franca on the web. It is an incredible nuisance
  to look up technical details in Dutch. I appreciate the effort to make
  help.ubuntu.com accessible in all languages, however it is a TERRIBLE
  idea (and quite frankly, since the content is available in English,
  but I can't access it, I classify it as a bug) to prevent people from
  changing the language they read it in.

  Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
  I expect to be able to read online help files in English.
  Instead, I am forced to read them in Dutch.

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