[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> IMO, a bad translation is only useful, if I speak the original
> language even worse. I'd rather stick to a precise Oxford English than
> a German Kauderwelsch created by BabelFish (TM).
Just try to translate a middle size program (2-500 message) and you'll
see how un-precise original messages are ;-) It takes more of my time
to report and discuss inconsistencies than to translate the strings.
> My point is, that _I_ find it easier to use a manual/prog in good
> English than in bad German.
> (And, to admit it, I rarely take the time to report translation bugs...)
Additional note, you're not allowed to install programs for your users
in some countries when there's no native language support.
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Karl Eichwalder http://www.iro.umontreal.ca/contrib/po/HTML/
