Re: Request to translators: profile editor strings

[David Fifield <david () bamsoftware com>]

On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 07:50:34PM +0100, Gutek wrote:
> Well, in fact it's on purpose : i've choosen not to translate some
> terms/words, as they technicaly have a meaning that is totaly lost when
> "litteraly" translated. Actually, translating those terms could lead to
> a kind of a "google-translated" flavor...If you see what i mean :)
>
> There are different categories of such "un-translatable" words:
> - - as you said, "PDF, TTL" but also "IPv4" are *common language*
> - - words like "scripting", "scan" are technical words that are used as-it
> in french. They have a "litteral" equivalent, but (french readers, this
> is for you !) "écriture", "balayage" doesn't mean anything in a
> technical context.

Okay, that's a good explanation.

David Fifield
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