[tor-bugs] #12967 [Tor Launcher]: Provide language selection dialog

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#12967: Provide language selection dialog
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     Reporter:  mikeperry     |      Owner:  brade
         Type:  enhancement   |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal        |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Launcher  |    Version:
   Resolution:                |   Keywords:
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Comment (by gk):

 Replying to [comment:5 hellais]:
 > Why is it required to have the user choose the language of the browser
 when it starts?
 >
 > Would it not be possible to detect the language of the operating system
 and start the browser in that language?
 >
 > I believe this is what most pieces of software do.

 Maybe they do. But that does not mean it is a good thing to do. Keep in
 mind Mozilla is not doing it ,and for a reason I think, given that
 localized bundles are much more expensive resource-wise. Anyway, there are
 a bunch of other things that make me skeptical here:
 https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-
 talk/2014-September/034745.html.

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