Tag Archives: Esperanto

150 years ago

Posted on 2009-12-15 by J. Pablo Fernández

150 years ago a great man was born. His name was Ludovic Lazarus Zamenhof and he was born to a world divided by language, a world of constant violence between polish, jews, russians, etc. All speaking different languages. He thought … Continue reading →

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I speak Esperanto, the t-shirt

Posted on 2008-12-26 by J. Pablo Fernández

I’ve designed a t-shirt. In the front it says “Mi parolas Esperanton”. In the back it says: I speak Esperanto Yo hablo Esperanto Ich spreche Esperanto Je parle espéranto 我说世界语 Я говорю на эсперанто Io parlo Esperanto You can buy … Continue reading →

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The need for a common language

Posted on 2008-11-22 by J. Pablo Fernández

This is just one small example of why we need a international common language. In 1975, the World Health Organization refused: U$S 148,200 for a better public health service in Bangladesh U$S 83,000 to fight leprosy in Burma U$S 26,000 … Continue reading →

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My first Esperanto experience

Posted on 2008-11-19 by J. Pablo Fernández

I decided, some years ago, to start learning Esperanto. I went to Lernu and spent three days learning. On the third day I’ve decided to open the instant messaging system on that web site to see what was going on. … Continue reading →

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The first time I heard about Esperanto

Posted on 2008-11-19 by J. Pablo Fernández

The first time I heard about Esperanto, I attacked it. Because that was what everybody around me did and I’ve learned from them. The second time, it annoyed me and I attacked again. The third time, I was indifferent. The … Continue reading →

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Typing Esperanto II

Posted on 2008-07-16 by J. Pablo Fernández

I’ve created deb packages with my patches to Esperanto layouts. To use them, in Ubuntu, for they are packages for Ubuntu, just follow the instructions for my PPA and upgrade.Then pick them in the configuration as usual.

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Typing Esperanto in Ubuntu (or any other X)

Posted on 2008-07-06 by J. Pablo Fernández

I’ve got tired of not being able to easily type in Esperanto in Linux. There are some articles out there explaining it how and the are always convoluted and I’ve never seen one that gets to the point of typing … Continue reading →

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