Re: Bug#773195: unblock macchanger/1.7.0-4
Holger Levsen wrote:
> adding debian-l10n-english@lists.debian.org to cc: to get feedback and advice.
>
> On Montag, 15. Dezember 2014, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
>> diff -Nru macchanger-1.7.0/debian/po/templates.pot
>> macchanger-1.7.0/debian/po/templates.pot
Is this only in the git version or something? Oh, okay, found it.
>> --- macchanger-1.7.0/debian/po/templates.pot 1970-01-01 01:00:00.000000000
>> +0100 +++ macchanger-1.7.0/debian/po/templates.pot 2014-12-15
> [...]
>> +msgid "Would you like your MAC automatically changed?"
>> [...]+ "This then gives you a new MAC every time you plug...
>
> I believe addressing users directly like this is frowned upon and not
> recommended, (at least it's not done in d-i, TTBOMK).
>
> AFAIK it's better to use wordings like "Should the MAC address automatically
> get changed?" instead of the first msgid above.
Indeed, in the short description line it shouldn't even be a full
sentence. It ought to be something like this (and it should have come
through d-l-e for review before it went to translators):
Template: macchanger/automatically_run
Type: boolean
Default: false
_Description: Change MAC automatically?
Please specify whether macchanger should be set up to run automatically
every time a network device is brought up or down. This gives a new MAC
address whenever you attach or detach an ethernet cable, or enable/disable
wifi.
But wait, how can it give a new MAC address for a DEconfigured network
interface? Shouldn't it be just:
Template: macchanger/automatically_run
Type: boolean
Default: false
_Description: Change MAC automatically?
Please specify whether macchanger should be set up to run automatically
every time a network device is brought up or down. This gives a new MAC
address whenever you reattach an ethernet cable or reenable wifi.
--
JBR with qualifications in linguistics, experience as a Debian
sysadmin, and probably no clue about this particular package
--- templates.orig 2014-12-15 14:18:20.308009214 +0000
+++ templates 2014-12-15 14:20:27.212552090 +0000
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
Template: macchanger/automatically_run
Type: boolean
Default: false
-_Description: Would you like your MAC automatically changed?
- macchanger can be set up to automatically run everytime a network device
- is brought up or down. This then gives you a new MAC every time you plug
- or unplug an ethernet cable, or enable/disable wifi.
+_Description: Change MAC automatically?
+ Please specify whether macchanger should be set up to run automatically
+ every time a network device is brought up or down. This gives a new MAC
+ address whenever you reattach an ethernet cable or reenable wifi.
Template: macchanger/automatically_run
Type: boolean
Default: false
_Description: Change MAC automatically?
Please specify whether macchanger should be set up to run automatically
every time a network device is brought up or down. This gives a new MAC
address whenever you reattach an ethernet cable or reenable wifi.
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