Re: Bug#228486: Apology to german users required in the release notes
- To: debian-release@lists.debian.org, debian-l10n-german@lists.debian.org, barbier@linuxfr.org, 235759@bugs.debian.org, 228486@bugs.debian.org, GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>, Michael Piefel <piefel@debian.org>
- Subject: Re: Bug#228486: Apology to german users required in the release notes
- From: Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org>
- Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2004 06:59:46 -0400
- Message-id: <[🔎] 20040831105946.GW24269@mathom.us>
- Mail-followup-to: Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org>, debian-release@lists.debian.org, debian-l10n-german@lists.debian.org, barbier@linuxfr.org, 235759@bugs.debian.org, 228486@bugs.debian.org, GOTO Masanori <gotom@debian.or.jp>, Michael Piefel <piefel@debian.org>
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On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 12:26:28PM +0200, you wrote:
A) Using the same quotes as in english, i.e., ""
Once again, the english quotes are also stupid:
mv -iv foo bar
`foo' -> `bar'
It is not clear why german users are the only ones who need an "apology"
because they get stupid-looking quotes. English-speaking users have been
living with the problem for years.
Hence the appology is needed, since -- given Debians history -- users of
stable employing a german locale will experience the (unambiguously
perceived as ugly) quotes for the years to come.
Just like people employing an english locale!
Mike Stone
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