Russ Allbery wrote:
> Julian Andres Klode <jak@jak-linux.org> writes:
>> Joey Hess wrote:
>>> Julian Andres Klode wrote:
>
>>>> Quoting 3.9.1:
>
>>>> "Packages which use the Debian Configuration management specification
>>>> must allow for translation of their messages by using a
>>>> gettext-based system such as the one provided by the po-debconf
>>>> package."
>
>>>> But internal debconf questions should not be translated, as they are
>>>> not displayed to the user.
>
>>> Internal debconf questions are not communicated and thus are not "messages".
>
>> This should be clarified in the policy.
>
> Would changing that sentence to:
>
> Packages which use the Debian Configuration management specification
> must allow for translation of their user-visible messages by using a
> gettext-based system such as the one provided by the po-debconf
> package.
>
> be sufficient to address this bug for you?
>
Yes
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