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Why don we internationalise kernel messages?

April 26, 2017internationalise Kernel Messages

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Why don we internationalise kernel messages?

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• (REG) There are several reasons why this should not be done: • It would bloat the kernel sources • It would drastically increase the cost of maintaining the kernel message database • Kernel message output would slow down • English is the language in which the kernel sources are written, and thus is the language in which kernel messages are written. Developers cannot be expected to provide translations • Bug reports should be submitted in English, and that includes kernel messages. If kernel messages were to be output in some other language, most developers could not help in fixing bugs • Translation can be performed in user-space, there is no need to change the kernel • It would bloat the kernel sources Finally, it will not be done. No core developer supports this. Neither does Linus. Don’t even ask.