Re: Change templates: CD -> installation medium

[Miguel Figueiredo <elmig@debianpt.org>]

Hi,

#. Type: error
 #. Description
 #: ../save-logs.templates:8001
-msgid "Failed to mount the floppy"
+msgid "Failed to mount the removable medium"
 msgstr ""


if floppies are no longer supported could be better to keep them until 
messages/code gets cleaned.



On 07/09/19 12:37, Holger Wansing wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Holger Wansing <hwansing@mailbox.org> wrote:
> > Am Montag, 26. August 2019 schrieb Ben Hutchings:
> > > On Sun, 2019-08-25 at 22:12 +0200, Holger Wansing wrote:
> > > > Hi,
> > > >
> > > > during the now active development cycle, I would like to make some changes on
> > > > templates of the installer (affecting translations as well, of course):
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Change "CD" into "installation medium"
> > > > (such as in "Loading installer components from CD")
> > > [...]
> > >
> > > I absolutely agree with replacing "CD", but I think "installation
> > > medium" might be too abstract and technical.
> [...]
> > > In other instances, like when we ask whether to install packages from
> > > another "CD", would a phrase like "disc or drive" work?
> >
> > This "x or y" construct has potential to confuse people
> > even more...
> > IMHO "installation medium" is the best alternative, which
> > works for all media...
> > What do others think?
>
> As it seems, "installation medium" wins ;-)
>
> I have collected all relevant messages from different packages and prepared
> a first proposal diff, attached.
>
> I would like to get some reviews and comments.
> Later, I plan to sent it to debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org for review, too.
>
>
> Holger

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Best regards / Melhores cumprimentos,

Miguel Figueiredo