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List:       kde-i18n-doc
Subject:    Re: Name=Macedonia
From:       Stephan Kulow <coolo () kde ! org>
Date:       2000-07-06 19:36:10
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Danko Ilik wrote:
> 
> Dear friends,
> 
> I don't want to tire you with historical, political and other
> issues that are often made disputes in the Balkans region. There
> are different views, and I respect my Greek fellows oppinions.
> But there is a border-line.
> 
> My countries name is The Republic of Macedonia, and that is not
> arguable. People can not argue about others names.
> 
> Our name is in the constitution. Our language is called Macedonian,
> and we are spread over a part of a teritory that has geographicaly
> been known as Macedonia. Nothing else but "Macedonia" is
> a name for us. It's a very basic thing.
> 
> As we were taking about countries, and not about georgaphic areas
> or provinces of countries, I suggest that we stick with
> Name=Macedonia,
> because nothing else is (legaly) acceptible in our country.
> 
> Besides that, not a single country in kde l10n is named by any
> other form but the pure name.
> 
Perhaps no other country/region disagrees with it? If you say your
country's name is Republic of Macedonia I would definitly go with
this. 

Greetings, Stephan

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