[OSM-talk-be] Brussel - Bruxelles

[wannes]

2009/8/3 Ben Laenen <benlaenen at gmail.com>

> Chris Browet wrote:
> > I wouldn't want to start a flemish/french war, but Brussels is tagged
> > [name:nl - name:fr] style where every other name in our capital follow a
> > [name:fr - name:nl] standard?
> > This would appear to be purely historical, as it is this way since 2007.
> >
> > I would like an approval on the list before changing it ;-)
> >
> > - Chris -
>
> btw, while checking the history of the place node
> (http://www.openstreetmap.org/browse/node/17401554/history) I've seen the
> name
> has apparently been changed some days ago to include German as well (and
> Dutch
> and French switched place as well), so it's now "Bruxelles - Brussel -
> Brüssel". Now I don't exactly see a reason here why German should be
> included...
>

Because it's an official language in Belgium? (and we do /not/ want to
discriminate anyone :-)  )
http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talen_in_Belgi%C3%AB

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wannes
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