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[Andrew Bogott <abogott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 2/13/12 3:58 PM, Eric Windisch wrote:
> I'm guessing that you're looking at this from a developer's 
> perspective rather than a support and operations perspective. 
> Developers will understand English, but the operations and especially 
> the support team may not. Having native language log messages has the 
> potential to significantly decrease support costs for users both 
> domestic and abroad (where domestic users might outsource support).
The one thing I consistently use log messages for is googling.  If 
everyone in the world gets the same log message for a given error, that 
drastically increases the chances that I'll find that log message in a 
forum post someplace.  Doesn't localizing log messages fragment the 
world of support forums into a zillion language-specific shards?  (Full 
disclosure:  I speak English, so this argument may be an unconscious 
front for Yankee Imperialism.)