[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #48152: en as default language instead of en_us

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#48152: en as default language instead of en_us
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 Reporter:  colomet      |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement  |      Status:  closed
 Priority:  normal       |   Milestone:
Component:  I18N         |     Version:
 Severity:  normal       |  Resolution:  wontfix
 Keywords:  close        |     Focuses:
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Comment (by tobifjellner):

 > at the juncture of the next major version

 WordPress has only major and minor releases, where a new major release
 gets published around three times a year.
 Huge efforts are put into minimizing the risk of problems with backwards
 compatibility. Nowadays, the default setting in new installations is to
 automatically install not only to new "minor" releases (in most other
 environments labelled "maintenance releases"), but also to new "major"
 releases, like 6.5, 6.6, etc.

 >> My biggest concern about that route...
 > I'm not sure I follow.

 It is technically possible to publish a plugin where the strings in the
 plugin aren't in English. Some examples of where this happens may be for a
 plugin that enables the Persian Calendar (and thus only relevant to sites
 that are configured to use Persian); or integration with payment systems
 or freight solutions that operate only in one single market.

 We strive to give a clear message to the developers that they shouldn't
 expect the community to be able to translate (or verify translations) if
 the source strings are in some other language than English.

 But the moment we make it possible to "translate to International
 English", these developers may feel much less pressure to publish their
 plugins in English.

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 My view is, though, that still, for technical reasons, if we want to
 create a lot of unnecessary work and risks, the **untranslated** version
 of WordPress will need to remain en_US.

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