El 12/10/10 15:44, Martín Olivera escribió: > 2010/10/12 Mirek M. <[email protected]> > >> Hi Stefan, >> >> 2010/10/12 Stefan Weigel <[email protected]> >> >>> Hi Jon, >>> >>> Jon Hamkins schrieb: >>> >>> >>> To explain what LibreOffice means, first I have to explain what libre >>>> means, because it isn't an English word. >>>> >>> >>> Well, LibreOffice isn´t an English product. It´s made by an international >>> community from all over the world. And it´s made for users all over the >>> world. I am sure, it will be available in an amazing number of different >>> languages. >>> >>> So, why do you think things would be easier, if the name of the product >> was >>> English? >>> >>> >>> It's as easy to explain as any other foreign word >>>> >>> >>> What do you mean by "foreign"? I think, "open" is a foreign word to at >>> least as many people as "libre" is. >> >> >> Well, I'm a Czech and my native language is Czech. The problem I have with >> "LibreOffice" is that it's just hard to pronounce. I'm not very good at >> saying the French "r", so I try to say "LibreOffice" with an English >> accent, >> which doesn't sound very good either. "LibreOffice" with a Czech accent >> sounds even worse. >> >> It's not a problem of foreign words: "OpenOffice" is easy to pronounce for >> Czechs, just like "e-mail", "Firefox", "Google," "Linux," "Inkscape," and >> other English-based names. But "LibreOffice" is just a bit too complex, >> mainly due to the French "r" and the different possible pronunciations of >> "Libre".o the French "r" and the different possible pronunciations of >> "Libre". >> > > I am from Argentina, spanish is my native language, and I do not pronounce > Libre with a french R, but with a spanish one ;) > > in "like-english" I guess that LibreOffice may be pronounced like if it were > spelled "LiberOffice" and it would be OK for everybody > >
Of course, Czech people could pronounce libre easily if simply pronounce the "r" like spanish speaking people do. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail to [email protected] All messages you send to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted. List archives are available at http://www.documentfoundation.org/lists/discuss/
