[Mageia-discuss] Contributing Howto : need help

Thu Feb 10 09:32:41 CET 2011

2011/2/10 Oliver Burger <oliver.bgr at googlemail.com>
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+> Hoyt Duff <hoytduff at gmail.com> schrieb am 2011-02-10
+> > The initial paragraph translates as:
+> > Mandriva Linux is a free operating system.
+> > ...
+> > To me, this does not fully explain the use of "free" in the context
+> > of Mandriva/Magia. This topic (free as in beer/free as in freedom)
+> > is always one of much debate in any FOSS community.  I propose:
+> >
+> > Mandriva Linux is an operating system based primarily on Open
+> > Source code and licensed in a way to provide users and developers
+> > with greater freedom than proprietary, restricted code.  It can be
+> > modified and improved by its users and members of the community of
+> > this system. The spirit of this system is summarized in a
+> > manifesto.
+> I think that's a problem you get through the translation. I'm quite
+> sure Thomas used the french word "libre" which doesn't have the
+> distinction in "free as in beer/free as in freedom".
+> I'm afraid it's only in English and German where you do have that
+> double meaning. As far as I know, the french word "libre" can be
+> translated in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese in the same way without
+> getting any double meaning.
+>
+> Your workarround isn't reading that nicely. It shows that you were
+> trying to work arround something.
+> I think it's the job of the different translation teams (and we do have
+> an English team) to find the right words to describe what they really
+> mean.
+> Perhaps - in English - it would be better to say:
+>
+> Mandriva Linux is a free and open source operating system. It can be
+> freely modified and improved by its users and members of the community
+> of this system.
+>
+> After all the "Free Software Foundation" doesn't call itself
+> "Foundation for Software licensed in a way to..."
+>
+> Oliver
+>
+
+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
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