Re: netcfg debconf templates - please review
On Fri, 2003-12-12 at 23:30, Gaudenz Steinlin wrote:
> [Please CC me on replies to debian-l10n-english]
>
> Hi
>
> could someone please review the attached debconf templates. As I'm not a
> native English speaker there are probably some mistakes.
Your English is very good!
However I have suggested some changes, which are not to do with
grammatical errors but change things that feel clumsy or oddly
expressed:
diff -u netcfg.orig/netcfg-common.templates netcfg/netcfg-common.templates
--- netcfg.orig/netcfg-common.templates 2003-12-13 07:38:38.000000000 +0000
+++ netcfg/netcfg-common.templates 2003-12-13 08:12:31.000000000 +0000
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@
The name "${hostname}" is invalid.
.
A valid hostname may contain only alphanumeric characters and the minus
- sign, be between 2 and 63 characters long, and cannot begin or end with a
- minus sign.
+ sign. It must be between 2 and 63 characters long, and may not begin or
+ end with a minus sign.
Template: netcfg/error
Type: error
@@ -72,8 +72,8 @@
No network interfaces were found. The installation
system was unable to find a network device.
.
- You may need to load a specific module for your network card, if you really
- own one. For this, go back to the network hardware detection step.
+ You may need to load a specific module for your network card, if you have
+ one. For this, go back to the network hardware detection step.
Template: netcfg/internal-none
Type: text
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
Template: netcfg/internal-plip
Type: text
-_Description: Parallel-line IP
+_Description: Parallel-port IP
Template: netcfg/internal-ppp
Type: text
diff -u netcfg.orig/netcfg-dhcp.templates netcfg/netcfg-dhcp.templates
--- netcfg.orig/netcfg-dhcp.templates 2003-12-13 07:36:42.000000000 +0000
+++ netcfg/netcfg-dhcp.templates 2003-12-13 08:14:34.000000000 +0000
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
Default: false
_Description: Do you want to retry DHCP network configuration?
No IP address was offered during DHCP network configuration. DHCP servers
- are sometimes really slow. In this case you can retry.
+ are sometimes really slow. If you wish, you can retry.
Template: netcfg/dhcp-title
Type: text
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