On 9/12/05, Tonico Strasser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Philipp von Weitershausen schrieb: > ... > > > So, I would like to give "principal" a better name. How about > > "participant"? After all, a principal _participates_ in an interaction > > through a participation (e.g. an HTTP request). Participant should also > > be pretty easy to translate: it's a common word, especially outside IT > > vocubulary, which means chances are good to find appropriate native > > translations for it. > > > > (Note that the point of finding translations for technical terms is not > > only for the sake of a translated Zope 3 UI. It's more about how people > > understand technical terms. I think most Zope 3 developers aren't native > > English speakers and they do not necessarily think in English. So, good > > words that have good native translations help the understanding process > > on their end. That is not only important for _learning_ a concept, but > > also for _explaining_ it. As a book author, I know what I'm talking > > about... :)) > > > > Hope to hear some comments, > > Here the obligatory dumb question: why is it not called user?
It might be worth considering that the term "user" has a mostly negative connotation in English (at least in the USA). IMO anyways, I don't have any data to back this up. -Tom _______________________________________________ Zope3-dev mailing list Zope3-dev@zope.org Unsub: http://mail.zope.org/mailman/options/zope3-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com