Re: support for multilingual Packages files?
On Wed, Jul 04, 2001 at 04:13:23PM +0100, David Starner wrote:
> >> huh? the Description field should be in english, like all other
> >> packages.
>
> > why, if it is of no use for non-swedish speaking people?
> [...]
> >Though, I would prefer if maintainer put the line saying
> >something like "This package (a client for swedish conferencing system
> LysKOM)
> >is interesting only to swedish-speaking people"
> >to the description, and the rest of description can be in swedish.
>
> What's the point of having it in Swedish? Nobody gains anything by having
because it is for Swedes. Their english might not be that good, and
having description in Swedish will be more clear.
> one description out of 4000 in Swedish. It gives us a Package file with no
Swedes gain. Nobody would gain if it were in English, because:
1) the package is of no use if you do not speak swedish
2) if you speak swedish, you can have description in swedish.
And since swedish is then probably your native language, you would prefer
the description to be in swedish to english
(perhaps swedish is not the best example, since english knowleadge in
Sweden is particulary good, but it could be in any other language -
let's say Slovak, for argument's sake)
> consistent character set and no consistent language. As is, few can
About character set, see my policy proposal (Bug#99933)
> translate the Packages file because it uses a half-dozen different
> languages.
Then do not translate those descriptions - obviously, they are not
meant for people not speaking those languages.
>
> >> also, if the package is specific to a particular service (LysKOM?)
> >> then it shouldn't use a generic name like tty-client, it should be
> >> lyskom-client or lyskom-tty-client.
> >
> >depends on upstream name, I guess...
>
> We have a lot of Packages that were renamed from their upstream name for
> clarity. lyskom-tty-client would be better than tty-client, but it's
I agree.
> probably a moot point now.
>
well, packages are being renamed now and then...
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