Re: [INTL:tr] Turkish debconf translation update for gdm3

On 04/04/2016 03:50 AM, Laurent Bigonville wrote:
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>
> On Tue, 30 Jun 2015 01:58:15 +0300 Mert Dirik <[email protected]> 
> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> > Please find the attached Turkish translation update of gdm3 debconf
> > messages.
>
> I've a remarks concerning the proposed patch to the translation of gdm 
> debconf questions.
>
> -"Ekran yöneticisi, X Window Sistemi'ne grafik arayüz ile giriş 
> yapmayı sağlar."
> +"Ekran yöneticisi, X Pencere Sistemi'ne grafik arayüz ile giriş 
> yapmayı "
> +"sağlar."
>
> I'm not sure that translating "X Window" is a good idea as it's the 
> name of technology. In French it's not translated for example.
>
> What do you think?
>
Thanks for bringing up this tricky situation. I've changed the old 
translation  because it is only partially translated. There are several 
alternatives:

1. treat "X Window System" as a proper noun and don't translate it at 
all (X Window System'a ...)
2. treat "X Window System" as a proper noun and translate it as a proper 
noun (X Pencere Sistemi'ne ...). this is the new translation submitted.
3. treat "X Window" part as a proper noun as you suggested and translate 
the rest like a common noun (X Window sistemine ...)
4. treat only "X" as a proper noun and translate the rest like a common 
noun (X pencere sistemine ...)

(3) doesn't feel right since after a quick check I've seen both "X" and 
"X Window System" are commonly used but not "_X Window_ system".

X(7) notes:
>        The  X.Org  Foundation  requests that the following names be 
> used when
>        referring to this software:
>
>                                           X
>                                    X Window System
>                                     X Version 11
>                              X Window System, Version 11
>                                          X11

I'm not sure on how to proceed as well so I'll check with the others.