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<H1>[Mageia-i18n] German home made problem</H1>
<B>Catalin Florin RUSSEN</B>
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<I>Wed Dec 22 10:47:31 CET 2010</I>
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<PRE>><i> In the German team meeting we stumbled over a problem which may not
</I>><i> apply to many other languages, especially not to English: the
</I>><i> difference between "you" and "you" :)
</I>><i> Meaning the way to address the readers of Mageia website, either with
</I>><i> the friend-to-friend informal "Du" (French "tu") or with the formal
</I>><i> "Sie" (French "vous").
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That's because German and French languages are more complex and evolved
languages :)
><i> 1. On the website which is the official presentation of the
</I>><i> organisation use the formal approach.
</I>><i> 2. In the wiki, which is the community environment, use the informal
</I>><i>approach.
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I do not like the familiar language used by some wikis, so I'm the partisan of a
polite, warm and official language.
We want to keep people close to us, not distant! But we must avoid any 2nd
person formula (we're not "buddy - buddy"), we're a (professional) team and even
some of us are (close) friends in the official and public writings we must use
respectful addressing.
><i> It may sound a small thing for foreigners but it is a question for
</I>><i> Germans. How does Mageia.org want to be seen from the outside. Pls
</I>><i> keep in mind that the official website will not be read only by
</I>><i> community people but also by people who do not belong to communities
</I>><i> or are not familiar with the informal way.
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I totally agree.
Best regards,
Florin Catalin RUSSEN
Romanian Translation Team
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