[Freedombox-discuss] How should we translate 'box'?
Am 19.02.2011 um 15:36 schrieb Osama Khalid:
> Hello,
>
> We started advocating the FreedomBox in Arabic. We translated the name
> to 'Freedom Container' but some have mentioned that it could mean
> 'Freedom Computer' according to this definition:
>
> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/box#computing
>
> On identi.ca, there wasn't an overwhelming agreement in the this
> thread:
>
> http://identi.ca/conversation/64004029
>
> Personally, I find the name 'container' better for normal people who
> may not get the idea that this plug server is an actual computer as
> they know it since it will do many uncommon tasks in PCs. It also can
> be interpreted as communication freedom sent in a prepackaged box,
> once it's opened, it will enable people to gain real-life freedom.
>
> --Osama Khalid
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hi,
do you mean that you translated the word Freedombox into Arabic and the backtranslation is FreedomContainer?
Well, thats a decision only native speakers should do, we can only help you shaping your imagination of the word box.
So a box for me means sometimes also "black box" or a module. It does some magical things to make something work for you.
Not needing to know how it works but being able to use it for your tasks in a simply way is essential, mayby there's a good word for that in your language..
-tom
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