Re: RFD: translated description with dpkg
On Wed, 29 Aug 2001, Jules Bean wrote:
> On Wed, Aug 29, 2001 at 09:14:26AM -0500, David Starner wrote:
> > Most developers are at least bilingual (unless I'm underestimating
> > the monolinguage English-speaking contingent), and could probably
> Hmm. Most developers probably know at least some of a second
> language. That's a long way from being bilingual! But yes, I probably
> know enough french to notice if the French description for one of my
> packages was wrong (with the aid of a dictionary).
> (Some who knows three languages is trilingual, someone who knows two
> is bilingual, but someone who knows only one must be an American ;-P )
Hmm, I would speculate that the frequency of bilinguism among DDs in the US is
significantly higher than the American average. I for one would prefer that
translations be accessible to the developer, and I would prefer to receive
notification whenever translations on my packages are updated, so that even if
the translation is for a language I don't personally speak, I at least have
the option of following up on the issue of QA.
Steve Langasek
paradoxical American polyglot
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