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This topic (free as in beer/free as in freedom) +</I>><i> > is always one of much debate in any FOSS community. I propose: +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > Mandriva Linux is an operating system based primarily on Open +</I>><i> > Source code and licensed in a way to provide users and developers +</I>><i> > with greater freedom than proprietary, restricted code. It can be +</I>><i> > modified and improved by its users and members of the community of +</I>><i> > this system. The spirit of this system is summarized in a +</I>><i> > manifesto. +</I>><i> I think that's a problem you get through the translation. I'm quite +</I>><i> sure Thomas used the french word "libre" which doesn't have the +</I>><i> distinction in "free as in beer/free as in freedom". +</I>><i> I'm afraid it's only in English and German where you do have that +</I>><i> double meaning. As far as I know, the french word "libre" can be +</I>><i> translated in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese in the same way without +</I>><i> getting any double meaning. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Your workarround isn't reading that nicely. It shows that you were +</I>><i> trying to work arround something. +</I>><i> I think it's the job of the different translation teams (and we do have +</I>><i> an English team) to find the right words to describe what they really +</I>><i> mean. +</I>><i> Perhaps - in English - it would be better to say: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Mandriva Linux is a free and open source operating system. It can be +</I>><i> freely modified and improved by its users and members of the community +</I>><i> of this system. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> After all the "Free Software Foundation" doesn't call itself +</I>><i> "Foundation for Software licensed in a way to..." +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Oliver +</I>><i> +</I> +Hi + +I've seen some english-speaking conference where the word "libre" was use +instead of "free as free speach". +For one time, it's english who appropriate an french word. + +Perhaps can we use it too ? + + +My 2 cents + +-- +Marianne (Jehane) Lombard +Mandriva User - Mageia french translation team +Inside every fat girl, there is a thin girl waiting to get out (and a lot of +chocolate) - Terry Pratchett +-------------- next part -------------- +An HTML attachment was scrubbed... +URL: </pipermail/mageia-discuss/attachments/20110210/6efb421e/attachment.html> +</PRE> + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="003449.html">[Mageia-discuss] Contributing Howto : need help +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="003452.html">[Mageia-discuss] Contributing Howto : need help +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#3451">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#3451">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#3451">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#3451">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-discuss">More information about the Mageia-discuss +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |