Volkswagen acquires the Hochank language

[Koontz John E]

On Fri, 24 Oct 2003, warr0120 wrote:
> Sometimes funny things aren't so funny anymore.

I guess reactions are mixed.  I should perhaps point out for the benefit
of those who don't know that warr0120 is Pat Warren at the U of Minnesota.
It hadn't dawned on me that the "General Motors Acquires ..."  humor
articles were perhaps spoofing the Volkswagon grants.  I guess I had those
imbecilic (Sony?) ads with the clicks in mind.

I have to admit that I consider documentation projects to be good things,
and I believe that Volkswagon has a good track record as far as getting
the contracted work done.  Anyone who's every worked on language knows
that the only way to get a reasonable amount of work done is to spend a
lifetime on it.  Several lifetimes, actually.  If you can find somebody
who will pay some of the incidental costs, so nuch the better.

Apart from that, I have a pretty good opinion of Johannes Helmbrecht,
based on his work on Winnebago to date.  He's been a long term member of
the list and occasional contributor.  I appreciate him letting us know
what's going on.

JEK