Fascinating how technology, that is to say those in control of technology, creates/sets the standards and changes the world. just like the romans did with their calendar 2000 years ago and the french with the legal system 1000 years ago, the anglo-cum-american empire is synchronizing the drums to which the world beats via programming and networking standards.
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/openbsd/2005-06/2259.html
This thread illustrates the problems with regional peculiarities. Sooner or later people will figure out it's a heckuvalot easier to simply adopt a standard and get on with it, cuz the local customs just aren't worth the hassle of accommodating. The unfortunate thing is that this takes time and cannot be imposed; it is a grievous process and everybody has to have their chance to decide when they're ready to let go.
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