Bug#1106116: apt: German locale problem

Helge Kreutzmann <[email protected]> Tue, 20 May 2025 17:24:42 +0000

Newsgroups	gmane.linux.debian.apt.devel
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Hello Alex,
I'm not objecting the fix, but also would like to add some more
background.

Am Tue, May 20, 2025 at 07:00:21PM +0200 schrieb Alex:
> Hello together!
> 
> > So this bug is resolved? Or do you want me/the German localization
> team to do anything?
> 
> For a quick fix, using "ENTFERNE:" instead of "ENTFERNUNG:" would be fine.
> For the rest of thread you probably know better what guidelines you follow.
> I think you've seen all mails from the thread in the bug, so if there is
> some suggestion you take from there, it's fine. Otherwise the simple fix is
> also enough for me.

In the German translation team, we have the rule of thumb that
computers/programms do not speak in the "I" form, hence we try to
avoid wording like this. But I see the problem with the "…ung" here.

Greetings

          Helge

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