Re: Nice work Ron

[JORDI PALET MARTINEZ via NANOG <nanog () nanog org>]

To summarize several responses:


Every RIR decides which one is their official languages for the policies, contracts, etc.. In case of discrepancies, 
the one that is binding is the official one.

In the case of LACNIC it is spanish, it is clearly indicated in the web site, and in the policy manual:

"This document and/or information was originally written in Spanish, the official language of Uruguay, the country 
where LACNIC is legally incorporated and whose laws and regulations LACNIC must meet. Likewise, unofficial information 
and/or documents are also written in Spanish, as this is the language in which most of LACNIC's collaborators and 
officers work and communicate. We do our best to ensure that our translations are reliable and serve as a guide for our 
non-Spanish-speaking members. However, discrepancies may exist between the translations and the original document 
and/or information written in Spanish. In this case, the original text written in Spanish will always prevail."
 

I've already informed LACNIC that "mainly", in my opinion, is a wrong translation for "mayoria", and should be 
majority, but in any case, the spanish version is the relevant one.

If you decide to do business in a region or country where the language is not english, at a minimum you should be able 
to understand the official language (even official government, notary, contracts, etc., documents to establish the 
business will be in that language). If you don't have the skills yourself, I bet you will contract a consultant, 
lawyer, or whatever for that.


El 23/1/21 4:23, "NANOG en nombre de Masataka Ohta" <nanog-bounces+jordi.palet=consulintel.es () nanog org en nombre 
de mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp> escribió:

    Mark Andrews wrote:

    > Majority only means >50%

    But actual word used by LACNIC is "mainly" as Jordi wrote:

    : *“Mainly” is understood to mean more than 50%.
    : (https://www.lacnic.net/681/2/lacnic/)
    : The 50% was not there before, so I submitted a "recent"
    : policy proposal that reached consensus,

    and that is "recent" change.

    Moreover, corresponding word in Spanish page is "mayoritariamente",
    English translation of which is "mostly", "mainly", "chiefly" or
    "by majority" according to:

        https://www.spanishdict.com/dictionary

                                                Masataka Ohta



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