* Denis Barbier <barbier@linuxfr.org> [2002-05-27 00:51]:
> On Thu, May 23, 2002 at 10:47:22AM +0200, Gerfried Fuchs wrote:
>> > Translating shouldn't be done just for numbers, making top lists encourages
>> > that...
>>
>> Though it might be a good motivation (and it honestly is) it rather
>> distracts from the real point of why it is done - to assist the users.
> [...]
>
> whereas he wrote (emphasis added) on Wed, 20 Mar 2002 at 09:15:13 +0100
> on another Debian ML:
>
>> >> So I'm asking if I can translate documents for your distribution
>> >> into german? Would be nice!
>> > Please help with package descriptions.
>> I would also say so. The webpages are currently handled actively by
>> three people and almost all the important pages are translated
>> already. So it's mainly keeping up with outdated pages (what I a
>> doing) and translating newly added DSAs and news (including weekly
>> news). On the last we have already someone working so IMHO the
>> webpages doesn't need that much help.
>> *debconf templates are quite in front of all the other translations*
>> IIRC so package descriptions would suit best. After all it would help
>> getting package descriptions a better reputation and help it to get
>> official included once.
>
> Sorry, could not resist ;)
Uhm, I don't see the contradiction here? If I would really hunt for
the top in the website translation why I would direct freshmeat to some
other translation place? I don't get it where you see the funny point
here. Maybe it's just because it's monday morning....
Have fun,
Alfie
P.S.: It's not that I don't like people laughing at me - it's just that
I'd like to understand the joke myself to join in laughing :)
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